Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

एवमेतत्पुरावृत्तं तस्मिन्कुण्डे नराधिप । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन चतुर्द्दश्यां समाहितः

Transliteration

evametatpurāvṛttaṃ tasminkuṇḍe narādhipa | tasmātsarvaprayatnena caturddaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ

Translation

“大王啊，此事在古时便于那池中如是发生。因此当竭尽诸般努力，于月之第十四日（Caturdaśī）持戒摄心、专注不散。”

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• purā-vṛttam: occurred in the past
• purā-vṛttam: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purā (अव्यय) + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक; √vṛt)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘वृत्त’; अव्ययीभाव (पुरा = formerly)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kuṇḍe: pond
• kuṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• narādhipa: O king
• narādhipa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (नराणाम् अधिपः)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Apadana (Reason/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort
• sarva-prayatnena: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (तिथिवाचक)

• samāhitaḥ: composed, concentrated
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (Unnamed) Arbuda Kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (contextually Yayāti)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage addresses a king beside a sacred pond, gesturing toward the water while emphasizing caturdaśī discipline; the atmosphere is didactic and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍa (Śivagaṅgā)
• Caturdaśī
• Narādhipa (king; listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are approached with discipline; right timing and focused observance intensify spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pond identified in the episode as Śivagaṅgā-kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To be especially attentive and observant on Caturdaśī (the 14th lunar day) in relation to this tīrtha.