Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

कुमुदोत्पलकह्लारपद्मिनीखण्डमण्डितम् । सेवितं द्विजमुख्यैश्च सिद्धविद्याधरैस्तथा

Transliteration

kumudotpalakahlārapadminīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitam | sevitaṃ dvijamukhyaiśca siddhavidyādharaistathā

Translation

وہ کُمُد، اُتپل، کہلار اور کنول کے جھنڈوں اور پدم کے باغیچوں سے آراستہ تھا؛ اور وہاں برہمنوں کے سرداروں کے ساتھ ساتھ سِدھ اور وِدیا دھر بھی آ کر قیام کرتے تھے۔

Word by Word

• kumuda-utpala-kahlāra-padminī-khaṇḍa-maṇḍitam: decorated with clusters of kumuda, utpala, kahlāra and lotus-plants
• kumuda-utpala-kahlāra-padminī-khaṇḍa-maṇḍitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kumuda (प्रातिपदिक) + utpala (प्रातिपदिक) + kahlāra (प्रातिपदिक) + padminī (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍita (कृदन्त; √maṇḍ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘maṇḍita’; तत्पुरुष-समास (kumudotpalakahlārapadminīkhaṇḍaiḥ maṇḍitam)

• sevitam: frequented, resorted to
• sevitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sevita (कृदन्त; √sev (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• dvija-mukhyaiḥ: by chief twice-born (brahmins)
• dvija-mukhyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (dvijānāṃ mukhyaiḥ)

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

• siddha-vidyādharaiḥ: by Siddhas and Vidyādharas
• siddha-vidyādharaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (siddhāśca vidyādharāśca)

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (Unnamed) Saras near Dvārakā

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied) Purāṇic audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lotus-groves with kumuda, utpala, kahlāra blooming in bands; learned brāhmaṇas sit in recitation and discussion on the bank; above, siddhas and vidyādharas hover with garlands and instruments, honoring the tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijamukhya (foremost Brāhmaṇas)
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Sacred lake

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha is validated by both dharmic custodians (Brāhmaṇas) and higher beings (Siddhas), indicating multi-level sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The newly created saras near Maya-saras in the Dvārakā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse highlights the tīrtha’s sanctity through its revered visitors.