Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

प्रयागस्य च माहात्म्यं त्रिवेणीफलमुत्तमम् । प्रयागतीर्थमहिमा शुक्लतीर्थस्य चैव हि

Transliteration

prayāgasya ca māhātmyaṃ triveṇīphalamuttamam | prayāgatīrthamahimā śuklatīrthasya caiva hi

Translation

Er sprach von der Größe Prayāgas und von der unvergleichlichen Frucht der Triveṇī; ja, er schilderte auch den Ruhm des Tīrtha von Prayāga und ebenso den des Śukla-Tīrtha.

Word by Word

• प्रयागस्य: of Prayāga
• प्रयागस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

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

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• त्रिवेणीफलम्: the fruit of Triveṇī
• त्रिवेणीफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवेणी + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (त्रिवेण्याः फलम्)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रयागतीर्थमहिमा: the glory of the Prayāga-tīrtha
• प्रयागतीर्थमहिमा: Karta (Topic/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग + तीर्थ + महिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (प्रयागतीर्थस्य महिमा)

• शुक्लतीर्थस्य: of the Śukla-tīrtha
• शुक्लतीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (शुक्लं तीर्थम्)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (continuing the report of the teaching)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prayāga (Triveṇī) and Śukla-tīrtha

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the confluence, pilgrims bathe where two rivers meet; a faint third current is symbolized by a luminous stream beneath. Nearby stands a marker for Śukla-tīrtha; priests chant as offerings float on the water.

Characters & Entities

• Prayāga
• Triveṇī
• Śukla-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to renowned confluences like Triveṇī yields exceptional merit, celebrated across Purāṇic sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prayāga (Triveṇī) and Śukla-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied pilgrimage merit (especially confluence-related acts such as snāna), though the verse itself lists the māhātmya rather than a detailed rite.