Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

प्रत्यासन्नामिति ज्ञात्वा चक्रतीर्थमगाद्द्विजः । स्नात्वा च संगमे पुण्ये मोक्ष्येऽहं च कृताह्निकः

Transliteration

pratyāsannāmiti jñātvā cakratīrthamagāddvijaḥ | snātvā ca saṃgame puṇye mokṣye'haṃ ca kṛtāhnikaḥ

Translation

Da er wusste, dass es nahe war, ging der Brāhmaṇa zum Cakratīrtha. „Nachdem ich an der heiligen Flussmündung gebadet und meine täglichen Riten vollzogen habe, werde ich Mokṣa, die Befreiung, erlangen“, dachte er.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यासन्नाम्: (it) near/approaching
• प्रत्यासन्नाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-आसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular feminine (object-complement with ज्ञात्वा: 'knowing (it) to be near')

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive/gerund): 'having known'

• चक्रतीर्थम्: to Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; चक्र + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अगात्: went
• अगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Aorist 3rd sg: 'went'

• द्विजः: the brāhmaṇa
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; 'having bathed'

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

• संगमे: at the confluence
• संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular (agreeing with संगमे)

• मोक्ष्ये: I shall be liberated
• मोक्ष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future 1st sg: 'I shall be released'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular

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

• कृताह्निकः: one who has performed the daily rites
• कृताह्निकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अह्निक (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + अह्निक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (predicate adjective of अहम्)

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya narration; traditionally Sūta speaking to the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (Gomati-saṅgama)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa arrives at Cakratīrtha, steps into the confluence waters, performs snāna with focused saṅkalpa; afterward he stands dripping, composed, beginning āhnika as the sacred waters gleam with a wheel-like radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Puṇya-saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy confluences and tīrthas support purification and liberation-minded living when approached with faith and disciplined daily rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha and a puṇya-saṅgama (holy confluence) are explicitly highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) at the saṅgama, along with completing āhnika (daily ritual duties).