Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तमहं संस्तविष्यामि संपृक्तं गुह्यनामभिः । मुंडीरस्वामिनं प्रातर्गंगासागरसंगमे । कालप्रियं तु मध्याह्ने यमुनातीरमाश्रितम्

Transliteration

tamahaṃ saṃstaviṣyāmi saṃpṛktaṃ guhyanāmabhiḥ | muṃḍīrasvāminaṃ prātargaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame | kālapriyaṃ tu madhyāhne yamunātīramāśritam

Translation

„Ihn will ich in Hymnen preisen und mit geheimen, heiligen Namen anrufen: als Muṇḍīrasvāmin am Morgen, am Zusammenfluss der Gaṅgā mit dem Ozean; und als Kālapriya zur Mittagszeit, verweilend am Ufer der Yamunā.“

Word by Word

• tam: him/that (one)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• saṃstaviṣyāmi: I will praise
• saṃstaviṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु) उपसर्गः सम् + (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• saṃpṛktam: mixed/combined
• saṃpṛktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + √pṛc (पृच्) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• guhya-nāmabhiḥ: with secret names
• guhya-nāmabhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (guhyānāṃ nāmāni → guhya-nāmāni); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• muṃḍīra-svāminam: Lord of Muṇḍīra
• muṃḍīra-svāminam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṃḍīra (प्रातिपदिक) + svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (muṃḍīrasya svāmī); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• gaṅgā-sāgara-saṃgame: at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the ocean
• gaṅgā-sāgara-saṃgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः (gaṅgāyāḥ sāgarasya ca saṃgamaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• kāla-priyam: dear to Time (Kāla)
• kāla-priyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (kālasya priyaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (muṃḍīrasvāminam इति)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• madhyāhne: at midday
• madhyāhne: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; कालवाचकम्

• yamunā-tīram: the bank of the Yamunā
• yamunā-tīram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yamunā (प्रातिपदिक) + tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yamunāyāḥ tīram); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• āśritam: resorted to/located at
• āśritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + √śri (श्रि) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (yamunā-tīram इति)

Speaker

Citra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-sāgara-saṅgama; Yamunā-tīra (as worship-stations)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triptych of the day: at dawn, the devotee hymns Muṇḍīrasvāmin at the Gaṅgā meeting the sea; at midday, he worships Kālapriya on the Yamunā bank—each scene marked by distinct light, water, and ritual posture.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Muṇḍīrasvāmin
• Gaṅgā
• Sāgara
• Kālapriya
• Yamunā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sūrya is approached through sacred names tied to time (morning/noon) and place, teaching dharma through disciplined remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgā–Sāgara Saṅgama (confluence of the Gaṅgā with the sea) and a Yamunā riverbank tīrtha associated with Kālapriya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Time-specific stuti/japa: praise at dawn (prātaḥ) and at midday (madhyāhna) using guhya-nāmas.