Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75
Devanagari script
गलितं तेन कपिला वर्णतो नामतोऽभवत् । तथा गन्धरसैर्युक्तं नानापुष्पैस्तु वासितम्
Transliteration
galitaṃ tena kapilā varṇato nāmato'bhavat | tathā gandharasairyuktaṃ nānāpuṣpaistu vāsitam
Translation
因此当它流淌而出时，因其色泽与名号而称为“迦毗罗（Kapilā）”。它亦具芬芳与精华，被种种花香所薰染。
Word by Word
galitammelted, flowed out
galitam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√gal (धातु) + -ta (क्त)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle = 'having been melted/flowed'
tenaby that, thereby
tena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम-शब्द, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन
kapilāKapilā (name of the river)
kapilā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkapilā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन
varṇataḥin terms of color
varṇataḥ:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; अर्थे 'from/with respect to'
nāmataḥin terms of name
nāmataḥ:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; अर्थे 'from/with respect to'
abhavatbecame
abhavat:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
tathālikewise, also
tathā:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपपद/समुच्चयार्थे 'also/likewise'
gandharasaiḥwith fragrances and tastes
gandharasaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootgandha (प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्वसमास (गन्ध-रस), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन
yuktamendowed (with)
yuktam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√yuj (धातु) + -ta (क्त)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'endowed/connected'
nānāpuṣpaiḥwith various flowers
nānāpuṣpaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnānā (अव्यय) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारयसमास (नानाविधानि पुष्पाणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन
tuindeed, but
tu:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात
vāsitamperfumed, scented
vāsitam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√vās (धातु) + -ita (क्त)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'perfumed/scented'
Speaker
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kapilā
Type: river
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: null
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A newly manifested stream glows tawny-golden; the air is thick with floral perfume as blossoms drift and garland the water; devotees watch in reverent astonishment.
Characters & Entities
K
Kapilā (river)FAQs
Sacred waters are portrayed as intrinsically auspicious—bearing purity, beauty, and subtle sanctity.
Kapilā river is glorified as a sanctified stream with auspicious qualities.
No explicit prescription; the verse supports the idea that bathing and worship in such waters is spiritually beneficial.