Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अतः स्नात्वा महादेवि तत्र तीर्थे त्रिसंगमे । नागस्थानं समभ्यर्च्य पञ्चम्यामकृताशनः

Transliteration

ataḥ snātvā mahādevi tatra tīrthe trisaṃgame | nāgasthānaṃ samabhyarcya pañcamyāmakṛtāśanaḥ

Translation

Darum, o Große Göttin, nachdem man in jenem Tīrtha der dreifachen Zusammenkunft gebadet und die Nāga-sthāna ehrfürchtig verehrt hat, soll man den fünften Tag als Fasten halten, ohne Speise zu nehmen.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्ययम् (indeclinable: ‘therefore/from that’)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive: ‘having bathed’)

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Vocative singular, feminine)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place: ‘there’)

• तीर्थे: in the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Locative singular, neuter)

• त्रिसंगमे: at the threefold confluence
• त्रिसंगमे: Adhikarana (Location, apposition to तीर्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Locative singular, neuter); द्विगु-समासः (threefold confluence)

• नागस्थानम्: the Nāga shrine/place
• नागस्थानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Accusative singular, neuter)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + अर्च् (धातु) → समभ्यर्च्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund: ‘having worshipped’)

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (tithi)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Locative singular, feminine); तिथिवाचक (on the fifth lunar day)

• अकृताशनः: fasting (having not eaten)
• अकृताशनः: Karta (Agent, implied for subsequent action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कृत (कृदन्त) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Nominative singular, masculine); ‘यस्य आशनं न कृतम्’ (one who has not eaten/fasting)

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional narrative within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trisaṅgama Tīrtha; Nāga-sthāna

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a confluence, then proceed to a nāga-shrine for worship; the scene ends with a calm fasting devotee seated in japa, lamps and flowers nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Trisaṅgama Tīrtha
• Nāgasthāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed through disciplined practice—bathing, worship, and vrata—linking place with inner purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Trisaṅgama tīrtha and the nearby Nāgasthāna within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Trisaṅgama, worship of Nāgasthāna, and fasting on Pañcamī.