Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अग्नितीर्थे महापुण्ये सर्वपातकनाशने । ततः कलियुगे प्राप्ते भ्रातृभिश्च समन्वितः

Transliteration

agnitīrthe mahāpuṇye sarvapātakanāśane | tataḥ kaliyuge prāpte bhrātṛbhiśca samanvitaḥ

Translation

Am Agnitīrtha — höchst verdienstvoll und Vernichter aller Sünden —, als das Kali-Yuga eintrat, (erschien/handelte) er, von seinen Brüdern begleitet…

Word by Word

• अग्नितीर्थे: at Agni-tīrtha
• अग्नितीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘अग्नेः तीर्थम्’ (at Agni-tīrtha)

• महापुण्ये: very holy
• महापुण्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā-पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘अग्नितीर्थे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सर्वपातकनाशने: destroying all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशने: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पातक-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्’ (destroyer of all sins); ‘अग्नितीर्थे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरं/तस्मात् (then/thereafter)

• कलियुगे: in the Kali-yuga
• कलियुगे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि-युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘कलेः युगम्’ (in the Kali age)

• प्राप्ते: having come; arrived
• प्राप्ते: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘कलियुगे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (when it had arrived)

• भ्रातृभिः: with brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Sahakāraka (Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case, instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction ‘and’)

• समन्वितः: accompanied; joined
• समन्वितः: Kriyā (Predicate/State)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘युक्तः/सहितः’ (endowed/attended)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agnitīrtha (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal sacred ford named Agnitīrtha, with pilgrims approaching the shore; the atmosphere suggests a threshold of ages (Kali-yuga onset) and the promise of sin-destruction.

Characters & Entities

• Agnitīrtha
• Kali Yuga
• Brothers (bhrātṛ)
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in Kali Yuga, tīrthas like Agnitīrtha retain sin-destroying power, affirming the enduring refuge of sacred geography and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Agnitīrtha within Prabhāsakṣetra, praised as mahāpuṇya and sarvapātakanāśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not specified in this verse; it identifies Agnitīrtha’s purificatory power, typically associated with tīrtha-darśana and snāna in the māhātmya context.