Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

कंकणक्षेपणम् । यत्फलं सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञैश्च यत्फलम् । तत्फलं स्नानदानेन महीसागरसंगमे

Transliteration

kaṃkaṇakṣepaṇam | yatphalaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñaiśca yatphalam | tatphalaṃ snānadānena mahīsāgarasaṃgame

Translation

Das Ritual namens „Armreif-Wurf“ (kaṅkaṇa-kṣepaṇa): welches Verdienst man an allen heiligen Badeorten erlangt und welche Frucht aus allen Opfern erwächst—dieselben Früchte werden durch Bad und Gabe am Zusammenfluss der Mahī mit dem Ozean gewonnen.

Word by Word

• कंकणक्षेपणम्: the casting of a bangle
• कंकणक्षेपणम्: Karta (Topic/कर्ता-प्राय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंकण-क्षेपण (प्रातिपदिक; कंकण + क्षेपण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• यत्: which
• यत्: Modifier (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (correlative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (फल-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वतीर्थेषु: in all sacred places
• सर्वतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• सर्वयज्ञैः: by all sacrifices
• सर्वयज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + यज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

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

• यत्: which
• यत्: Modifier (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta/Predicate-noun
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Modifier (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तद्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta/Predicate-noun
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• स्नानदानेन: by bathing and giving (charity)
• स्नानदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान-दान (प्रातिपदिक; स्नान + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (स्नानं च दानं च)

• महीसागरसंगमे: at the confluence of earth and ocean
• महीसागरसंगमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-सागर-संगम (प्रातिपदिक; मही + सागर + संगम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: महीसागरयोः संगमः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahīsāgara-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide confluence panorama: pilgrims bathing where river meets sea, some giving gifts to recipients; above, symbolic imagery of sacrificial fires and multiple tīrthas subtly appearing as visionary overlays, indicating ‘all-yajña’ merit.

Characters & Entities

• Mahī (river)
• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Saṅgama (confluence)
• Tīrtha
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography magnifies merit: sincere bathing and charity at a powerful confluence can equal the fruits of many tīrthas and yajñas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama—the confluence of the Mahī River with the ocean.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) and dāna (charitable giving), framed with the rite termed kaṅkaṇa-kṣepaṇa.