Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततो वर्षसहस्रांते संप्राप्तोऽर्बुदपर्वते । तत्रापश्यन्नरपतिस्तीर्थान्यायतनानि च

Transliteration

tato varṣasahasrāṃte saṃprāpto'rbudaparvate | tatrāpaśyannarapatistīrthānyāyatanāni ca

Translation

Dann, nach Ablauf von tausend Jahren, gelangte er zum Berge Arbuda. Dort erblickte der König ebenfalls heilige Tīrthas und geweihte Heiligtümer.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Desha-Kala (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय

• वर्षसहस्रान्ते: at the end of a thousand years
• वर्षसहस्रान्ते: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + सहस्र + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वर्षसहस्रस्य अन्ते)

• संप्राप्तः: having arrived
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे (having arrived)

• अर्बुदपर्वते: on Mount Arbuda
• अर्बुदपर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अर्बुदस्य पर्वतः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• नरपतिः: the king
• नरपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणां पतिः)

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आयतनानि: shrines/abodes
• आयतनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (narrating within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Arbuda Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbudaparvata tīrtha-complex (general)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, travel-worn after long penance/time, arrives at a sacred mountain dotted with small shrines, hermitages, and bathing spots; he surveys the landscape in wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda Parvata (Mount Abu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is portrayed as long-term transformation, culminating in darśana of sanctified places that renew dharma and inner clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda Parvata, where multiple tīrthas and sacred sanctuaries are said to be present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana and visitation of tīrthas/āyatanas on Arbuda Parvata are implied; specific rites are not stated in this verse.