Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

वैवस्वतेन मनुना स्थापितं सर्वकामदम् । तत्समीपे देवखातं तिष्ठते तु महाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

vaivasvatena manunā sthāpitaṃ sarvakāmadam | tatsamīpe devakhātaṃ tiṣṭhate tu mahādbhutam

Translation

此林伽由毗婆斯伐多·摩奴所建立，能成就一切所愿。其旁有一处奇妙的水池，名为“天凿池（Devakhāta）”。

Word by Word

• vaivasvatena: by Vaivasvata
• vaivasvatena: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by)

• manunā: by Manu
• manunā: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; अपादान-न (agent)

• sthāpitam: established
• sthāpitam: Karma (Object described/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त; √sthā/स्था + णिच् causative)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (liṅgaṃ implied)

• sarvakāmadam: granting all desires
• sarvakāmadam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-kāma-da (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (liṅgaṃ)

• tat: of that
• tat: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of that)

• samīpe: near
• samīpe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• devakhātam: a divine excavation/pond (devakhāta)
• devakhātam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-khāta (प्रातिपदिक; देव + खात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• tiṣṭhate: stands/exists
• tiṣṭhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• mahādbhutam: very wonderful
• mahādbhutam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक; महा + अद्भुत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (devakhātam)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaivasvateśvara-tīrtha (with Devakhāta nearby)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred liṅga-shrine said to be established by Vaivasvata Manu, with a nearby luminous stepped reservoir (Devakhāta); pilgrims approach with water-vessels and flowers; the tank reflects temple lamps at dusk.

Characters & Entities

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Vaivasvateśvara
• Devakhāta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are sanctified by righteous founders and are described as channels through which divine grace supports legitimate human aims within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vaivasvateśvara liṅga and the nearby Devakhāta tank in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, visiting the liṅga and its adjacent sacred water-body (tank) as part of tīrtha practice.