Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तत्रैव गच्छ त्वं यत्र देवी सरस्वती । नान्यैस्तीर्थैः सहस्रैस्त्वं कर्तुं शक्यो विकल्मषः

Transliteration

tasmāttatraiva gaccha tvaṃ yatra devī sarasvatī | nānyaistīrthaiḥ sahasraistvaṃ kartuṃ śakyo vikalmaṣaḥ

Translation

Darum geh nur dorthin—genau an den Ort, wo die Göttin Sarasvatī ist. Selbst mit tausend anderen Tīrthas kannst du nicht so leicht frei von Makel (Sünde) werden.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत्; तस्मात् (ablatival adverb) = तद्-प्रातिपदिकस्य पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचन-रूपम्, हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपातः (emphasis/only)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (where)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• anyaiḥ: by other
• anyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• tīrthaiḥ: with sacred places
• tīrthaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• sahasraiḥ: with thousands
• sahasraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kartum: to make/to become
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kartum (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक अव्ययवत्

• śakyaḥ: possible/able
• śakyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/ण्वुलादि-सम्भव ‘śakya’ = possible), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• vikalmaṣaḥ: free from sin
• vikalmaṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative context within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; a guiding authority addressing Rāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī-tīrtha at Prabhāsa

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-like figure points the pilgrim toward the Sarasvatī-tīrtha at Prabhāsa; in the background, many distant tīrthas are shown as faint, while Prabhāsa shines prominently.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain divinely charged tīrthas are uniquely potent; sincere pilgrimage to them can remove impurity more effectively than many lesser observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha within Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa region).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct instruction to undertake pilgrimage (gaccha) to the Sarasvatī site for purification.