Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कोट्यक्षे द्वादशादित्यं गंगादित्यं चतुर्घटे । नैमिषे चैव गोघ्ने च भद्रं भद्रपुटे स्थितम्

Transliteration

koṭyakṣe dvādaśādityaṃ gaṃgādityaṃ caturghaṭe | naimiṣe caiva goghne ca bhadraṃ bhadrapuṭe sthitam

Translation

In Koṭyakṣa (ist Er) Dvādaśāditya; in Caturghaṭa Gaṅgāditya. In Naimiṣa ebenso und in Goghna (ist Er) Bhadra—weilend in Bhadrapuṭa.

Word by Word

• koṭyakṣe: at Koṭyakṣa (place-name)
• koṭyakṣe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (koṭyāḥ akṣe/akṣaḥ); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम् (क्षेत्र-नाम)

• dvādaśa-ādityam: Dvādaśāditya (twelve-suns form/name)
• dvādaśa-ādityam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः (dvādaśa ādityāḥ → dvādaśādityaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• gaṅgā-ādityam: Gaṅgāditya
• gaṅgā-ādityam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (gaṅgāyāḥ ādityaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• caturghaṭe: at Caturghaṭa
• caturghaṭe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम् (क्षेत्र-नाम)

• naimiṣe: in Naimiṣa
• naimiṣe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naimiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• goghne: at Goghna
• goghne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: goghna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम् (क्षेत्र-नाम)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• bhadram: Bhadra
• bhadram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• bhadra-puṭe: in Bhadrapuṭa
• bhadra-puṭe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bhadrasya puṭaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम्

• sthitam: situated
• sthitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-समर्थ्ये एकवचनम्; अत्र द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (bhadram इति विशेषणम्)

Speaker

Citra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭyakṣa (Dvādaśāditya); Caturghaṭa (Gaṅgāditya); Naimiṣa; Goghna; Bhadrapuṭa (Bhadra)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of five small shrines/ghāṭas around a central radiant Sūrya: Koṭyakṣa with twelve rays (Dvādaśāditya), Caturghaṭa by stepped ghats (Gaṅgāditya), Naimiṣa forest altar, Goghna marker-stone, and Bhadrapuṭa with a ‘Bhadra’ emblem.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭyakṣa
• Dvādaśāditya
• Caturghaṭa
• Gaṅgāditya
• Naimiṣa
• Goghna
• Bhadra
• Bhadrapuṭa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage traditions map divine presence onto many locales, making dharma accessible through travel, darśana, and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Naimiṣa is explicitly included, alongside Koṭyakṣa, Caturghaṭa, Goghna, and Bhadrapuṭa as Sūrya-associated sites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse functions as a tīrtha-catalog for Sūrya worship.