Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

सिद्धं सिद्धरसं पुंसां व्याधीनां क्षयकारकम् । हेमबीजमयं दिव्यं ब्रह्मकुण्डोद्भवं महत्

Transliteration

siddhaṃ siddharasaṃ puṃsāṃ vyādhīnāṃ kṣayakārakam | hemabījamayaṃ divyaṃ brahmakuṇḍodbhavaṃ mahat

Translation

یہ انسانوں کے لیے کامل کیا گیا ‘سِدّھ رَس’ ہے، جو بیماریوں کو گھلا کر مٹا دیتا ہے۔ سونے کے بیج سے بنا ہوا یہ الٰہی اور عظیم مادّہ برہما کُنڈ سے پیدا ہوا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सिद्धम्: perfected, accomplished
• सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• सिद्धरसम्: the perfected elixir
• सिद्धरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• पुंसाम्: of men/for people
• पुंसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• व्याधीनाम्: of diseases
• व्याधीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• क्षयकारकम्: causing destruction (of diseases)
• क्षयकारकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षय + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• हेमबीजमयम्: made of golden seed(s)
• हेमबीजमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम + बीज + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• ब्रह्मकुण्डोद्भवम्: arisen from Brahma-kuṇḍa
• ब्रह्मकुण्डोद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मकुण्ड + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-kuṇḍa (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Brahma-kuṇḍa in Prabhāsa, a radiant, gold-seed-like essence (‘hemabīja-maya’) is shown emerging from sacred waters while sages and pilgrims witness its healing potency.

Characters & Entities

• Siddha-rasa
• Brahma-kuṇḍa
• Vyādhi (disease)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as both spiritually salvific and worldly-beneficial; healing and purification are signs of divine presence rooted in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahma-kuṇḍa within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as the source of the great siddha-rasa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights the tīrtha-derived siddha-rasa and its reputed capacity to destroy diseases.