Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ऋषितोयेति नाम्ना सा भविष्यति धरातले । ऋषीणां वल्लभा देवी सर्वपातकनाशिनी

Transliteration

ṛṣitoyeti nāmnā sā bhaviṣyati dharātale | ṛṣīṇāṃ vallabhā devī sarvapātakanāśinī

Translation

Auf Erden wird sie unter dem Namen «Ṛṣitoyā» bekannt sein. Von den ṛṣi geliebt, vernichtet diese Flussgöttin alle Sünden.

Word by Word

• ऋषितोया: (named) ‘Ṛṣitoyā’
• ऋषितोया: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ऋषीणां तोयम्/ऋषिभिः सम्बन्धितं तोयम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नामरूपेण)

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-उद्धरणसूचक (thus/so called)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be/become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धरातले: on the earth’s surface
• धरातले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• वल्लभा: beloved
• वल्लभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवी)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वपातकनाशिनी: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिनी (नश् धातु → नाशिन्/नाशिनी, कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशिनी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवी)

Speaker

Brahmā (naming/prophecy within the same speech-sequence in the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣitoyā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant river-goddess rises from flowing waters, crowned with lotuses, attended by sages; the river’s name ‘Ṛṣitoyā’ appears as a banner of mantra-like script; the water glows as if washing away dark stains symbolizing sins.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣitoyā
• Ṛṣis
• Devī (river-goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha gains enduring power through divine naming and purpose: to aid sages and to remove sin for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ṛṣitoyā tīrtha/river associated with Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly here; the verse emphasizes the river’s identity and sin-destroying efficacy, supporting snāna and tīrtha-sevā.