Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

तामादौ पूजयेद्यस्तु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते । सागरं यच्च तत्तीर्थं पापघ्नं पुण्य वर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

tāmādau pūjayedyastu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute | sāgaraṃ yacca tattīrthaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇya varddhanam

Translation

Wer sie zuerst verehrt, erlangt die volle Frucht der Pilgerfahrt. Und jenes Tīrtha am Ozean vernichtet Sünden und mehrt Verdienst.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आदौ: at the beginning, first
• आदौ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत्; काल/क्रमवाचक (at first)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तीर्थफलम्: the fruit/merit of the pilgrimage
• तीर्थफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तीर्थस्य फलम्'

• अश्नुते: attains, enjoys
• अश्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सागरम्: the ocean
• सागरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• तीर्थम्: holy ford, sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• पापघ्नम्: sin-destroying
• पापघ्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'पापं हन्ति' (sin-destroying)

• पुण्यवर्द्धनम्: merit-increasing
• पुण्यवर्द्धनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'पुण्यस्य वर्द्धनम्'

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāgara-tīrtha at Prabhāsa (with Sarasvatī pūrvapūjā)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims arrive at Prabhāsa: first they worship Sarasvatī at her shrine/ghāṭ with lamps and flowers; then they proceed to the ocean for ritual bathing as waves shimmer like purifying light.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Agnitīrtha
• Sāgara (ocean)
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by devotion—beginning with worship—so that the outer journey becomes inner purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ocean-adjacent tīrtha at Prabhāsa, connected with Sarasvatī and Agnitīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Sarasvatī first (ādau pūjā) to obtain full tīrtha merit.