Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

शिवगंगाभिधानं च तस्मात्कुण्डं धरातले । ख्यातिं यातु प्रसादेन तव पर्वतनंदिनि

Transliteration

śivagaṃgābhidhānaṃ ca tasmātkuṇḍaṃ dharātale | khyātiṃ yātu prasādena tava parvatanaṃdini

Translation

پس زمین کی سطح پر وہ کنڈ ‘شیوگنگا’ کے نام سے پکارا جائے؛ اور تیری کرپا سے، اے دخترِ کوہسار، اسے وسیع شہرت نصیب ہو۔

Word by Word

• śiva-gaṃgā-abhidhānam: the name ‘Śiva-Gaṅgā’
• śiva-gaṃgā-abhidhānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिवगङ्गाया अभिधानम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tasmāt: from that (reason/therefore)
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kuṇḍam: the pond
• kuṇḍam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• dharā-tale: on the surface of the earth
• dharā-tale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (धरायाः तलम्)

• khyātim: fame, renown
• khyātim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khyāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• yātu: may it attain/go
• yātu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prasādena: by (your) grace
• prasādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• parvata-nandini: O daughter of the mountain
• parvata-nandini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + nandini (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पर्वतस्य नन्दिनी)

Speaker

Śiva (implied, addressing Pārvatī as Parvatanandinī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivagaṅgā

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The pond is blessed with the name ‘Śivagaṅgā’; Devī (daughter of the mountain) is invoked as the source of its renown spreading across the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Śivagaṅgā
• Kuṇḍa
• Pārvatī (Parvatanandinī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s power is amplified through divine naming and grace, making sacred geography a living channel of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivagaṅgā-kuṇḍa (also connected with the designation Śiva-kuṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the verse establishes the tīrtha’s authoritative name and fame.