Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

माघं यः क्षपते सर्वं गोमत्युदधिसंगमे । ब्राह्मणानुज्ञया विप्राः सर्वं संपूर्णतां व्रजेत्

Transliteration

māghaṃ yaḥ kṣapate sarvaṃ gomatyudadhisaṃgame | brāhmaṇānujñayā viprāḥ sarvaṃ saṃpūrṇatāṃ vrajet

Translation

O Brāhmaṇas, wer den ganzen Māgha-Monat am Zusammenfluss der Gomatī mit dem Ozean verbringt—mit Zustimmung der Brāhmaṇas—erlangt in jeder Hinsicht vollkommene Erfüllung.

Word by Word

• माघम्: the month of Māgha
• माघम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• क्षपते: spends/passes (time)
• क्षपते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘क्षपते’ = ‘व्यतीतयति/नयति’ (spends)

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (माघम्)

• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: at the confluence of the Gomati and the ocean
• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती-उदधि-संगम (प्रातिपदिक; गोमती + उदधि + संगम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘गोमत्याः उदधिना सह संगमः’ इति (सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ब्राह्मण-अनुज्ञया: by/with the permission of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण-अनुज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण-अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक; ब्राह्मण + अनुज्ञा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘ब्राह्मणानाम् अनुज्ञा’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विप्राः: O Brahmins / learned ones
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते (O vipras)

• सर्वम्: everything/complete result
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ = ‘समस्तं फलम्/सिद्धिम्’ (contextual object)

• संपूर्णताम्: fullness/completion
• संपूर्णताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपूर्णता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रजेत्: would attain/go to
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative convention within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī–udadhi-saṅgama (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims reside through Māgha on the sandy banks where the Gomatī meets the sea; dawn snāna, small fires for homa, brāhmaṇas giving blessings, and Dvārakā’s temples in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Ocean (Udādhi/Sāgara)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Māgha (month)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Extended sacred observance (vāsa) at a tīrtha, guided by dharmic community sanction, is said to bring holistic spiritual and worldly completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomatī–Ocean confluence (Gomatī-udadhi-saṅgama) associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Spending the full month of Māgha at the confluence as a vrata-like observance, undertaken with brāhmaṇas’ consent.