Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

समायातानि तत्रैव संगालेश्वरसंनिधौ । संगालेशेति किं नाम ह्येतन्मे वद कौतुकम्

Transliteration

samāyātāni tatraiva saṃgāleśvarasaṃnidhau | saṃgāleśeti kiṃ nāma hyetanme vada kautukam

Translation

Sie sind dort selbst zusammengekommen, in der Gegenwart Saṃgāleśvaras. Und warum heißt es „Saṃgāleśa“? Sage es mir, aus meiner fragenden Neugier.

Word by Word

• samāyātāni: have come together
• samāyātāni: Kriyā (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-yāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; या धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: having come/arrived)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (there)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (indeed)

• saṃgāla-īśvara-saṃnidhau: in the presence of Saṃgāleśvara
• saṃgāla-īśvara-saṃnidhau: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgāla (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः संगालेश्वरस्य संनिधौ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• saṃgāla-īśa: “Saṃgāleśa”
• saṃgāla-īśa: Sambandha (Name/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgāla (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); इति-पूर्वपद (quoted name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-निपात (quotative particle)

• kim: what
• kim: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• nāma: indeed/then
• nāma: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्न/विस्मयार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/then, in questions)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient: to me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive/Dative, Singular); enclitic

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular)

• kautukam: the curiosity / wonder
• kautukam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃgāleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Questioner (likely a devī/apsaras addressed later as ‘surasundarī’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim points toward the shrine of Saṃgāleśvara, noting that the tīrthas have assembled there, and asks why the liṅga bears that name.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃgāleśvara
• Pārvatī (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Names of tīrthas and liṅgas encode their spiritual function; understanding the name deepens devotion and pilgrimage intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃgāleśvara and its immediate sacred vicinity in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse requests the name-origin (nāma-nirukti) and the reason for the gathering of tīrthas.