Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा निधानवाप्यां च संपूज्य प्राप्नुयाद्धनम् । निधानं पांडवैर्लब्धं तत्र स्थाने पुरा प्रिये

Transliteration

snātvā nidhānavāpyāṃ ca saṃpūjya prāpnuyāddhanam | nidhānaṃ pāṃḍavairlabdhaṃ tatra sthāne purā priye

Translation

又若在“宝藏井”（尼陀那瓦毗）中沐浴，并如法供奉礼拜，便可获得财富。亲爱的啊，往昔就在此处，般度五子曾得一藏珍宝。

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• निधानवाप्याम्: in/at the Nidhāna-well (pond)
• निधानवाप्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधान + वापी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) → संपूज्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-लोपयुक्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• प्राप्नुयात्: should obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• निधानम्: treasure
• निधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• पाण्डवैः: by the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लब्धम्: obtained; found
• लब्धम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); निधानम् इति विशेषणम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरा: formerly; long ago
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• प्रिये: O beloved (lady)
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nidhāna-vāpī

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stone step-well (vāpī) with descending ghāṭ-like steps; pilgrims bathe and then worship at a small shrine; in the background, the Pāṇḍavas are shown discovering a buried treasure chest near the well, linking legend to place.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Nidhāna-vāpī
• Pāṇḍavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing and worship are shown as dharmic means that can yield both spiritual purification and worldly prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nidhāna-vāpī (the Treasure-Well) in the Prabhāsa Kṣetra circuit, associated with the Pāṇḍavas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) in Nidhāna-vāpī and saṃpūjā (proper worship) to obtain beneficial results.