Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

केदारे चण्डकांतिं च नित्ये च तिमिरापहम् । गंगामार्गे शिवद्वारमादित्यं भूप्रदी पने

Transliteration

kedāre caṇḍakāṃtiṃ ca nitye ca timirāpaham | gaṃgāmārge śivadvāramādityaṃ bhūpradī pane

Translation

In Kedāra (ist Er) „Caṇḍakānti“; in Nitya (ist Er) „Timirāpaha“, der Vertreiber der Finsternis. Auf dem Weg der Gaṅgā (ist Er) „Śivadvāra-Āditya“, der Erleuchter der Erde.

Word by Word

• केदारे: in Kedāra
• केदारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• चण्डकान्तिम्: Caṇḍakānti
• चण्डकान्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड+कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः चण्डा कान्तिः (कर्मधारयः)

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

• नित्ये: in Nitya (place)
• नित्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (स्थाननामरूपेण)

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

• तिमिरापहम्: Timirāpaha (remover of darkness)
• तिमिरापहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर+अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः तिमिरम् अपहन्ति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः)

• गङ्गामार्गे: on the Gaṅgā path/route
• गङ्गामार्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा+मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः गङ्गायाः मार्गः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• शिवद्वारम्: Śivadvāra
• शिवद्वारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव+द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः शिवस्य द्वारम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• आदित्यम्: Āditya (Sun)
• आदित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• भूप्रदीपने: in Bhūpradīpana (place)
• भूप्रदीपने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू+प्रदीपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः भूः प्रदीप्यते येन/भू-प्रदीपनम् (तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Citra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Caṇḍakānti); Nitya (Timirāpaha); Gaṅgā-mārga (Śivadvāra-Āditya/Bhūpradīpana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himalayan Kedāra with snow peaks and a radiant Surya titled Caṇḍakānti; a second vignette shows a dark valley turning bright as Timirāpaha rises; along the Gaṅgā route, a gateway marked ‘Śivadvāra’ with pilgrims and Surya as Bhūpradīpana illuminating the path.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra
• Caṇḍakānti
• Timirāpaha
• Gaṅgā
• Śivadvāra-Āditya
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sūrya is celebrated as inner and outer light—removing darkness—while pilgrimage routes themselves become sacred corridors of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is directly referenced, and a Gaṅgā-mārga shrine called Śivadvāra is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse identifies darśana-locations for Sūrya along prominent pilgrimage networks.