Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

यत्पुण्यं लभते देवि पूर्व पश्चिमसंगमे । गंगासागरयोस्तत्र तद्भद्रासंगमे लभेत्

Transliteration

yatpuṇyaṃ labhate devi pūrva paścimasaṃgame | gaṃgāsāgarayostatra tadbhadrāsaṃgame labhet

Translation

O Göttin, welches Verdienst man an den östlichen und westlichen Zusammenflüssen erlangt—dort, wo die Gaṅgā mit dem Ozean zusammentrifft, am Gaṅgā-sāgara—dasselbe Verdienst gewinnt man am Zusammenfluss der Bhadrā.

Word by Word

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• पूर्व: in the eastern (confluence)
• पूर्व: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; ‘पूर्वे’ इत्यर्थे छान्दस/पाठभेद-रूपम्

• पश्चिमसंगमे: at the western confluence
• पश्चिमसंगमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (दिशा-विशेषणपूर्वकः); पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• गंगा: of Gaṅgā
• गंगा: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), द्विवचनम् (समास/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपदसम्बन्धे)

• सागरयोः: and of the ocean (together: of Gaṅgā and the ocean)
• सागरयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), द्विवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक/adverb of place)

• तत्: that (same)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; तद् (correlative pronoun)

• भद्रासंगमे: at the Bhadrā confluence
• भद्रासंगमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: भद्रायाः संगमः); पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhadrā-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two confluences are evoked: foreground shows Bhadrā meeting the sea (or larger waters) with pilgrims bathing; in a faint vignette/overlay, the iconic Gaṅgā-sāgara is suggested, visually asserting ‘same merit’ through mirrored compositions.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrā-saṅgama
• Gaṅgā
• Sāgara (ocean)
• Pūrva-saṅgama
• Paścima-saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine merit is accessible beyond famous sites; local tīrthas can equal celebrated pan-Indian pilgrimage fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhadrā-saṅgama in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, equated in merit with Gaṅgā-sāgara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Merit is promised for visiting/performing tīrtha acts at the confluence; specific acts (snāna, tarpaṇa) are implied but not stated.