Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तीर्थे सदैव गंतव्यं सर्वे मासाश्च शोभनाः । तिथयश्चोत्तमाः सर्वाः स्नानदानार्चनादिषु

Transliteration

tīrthe sadaiva gaṃtavyaṃ sarve māsāśca śobhanāḥ | tithayaścottamāḥ sarvāḥ snānadānārcanādiṣu

Translation

Zum Tīrtha kann man jederzeit gehen; alle Monate sind glückverheißend, und alle Tithi (Mondtage) sind vortrefflich für heiliges Bad, Almosengabe, Verehrung und verwandte Riten.

Word by Word

• तीर्थे: at the pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/at)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गन्तव्यम्: one should go
• गन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय (should be gone)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मासाः)

• मासाः: months
• मासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

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

• शोभनाः: auspicious / excellent
• शोभनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (मासाः)

• तिथयः: lunar days (tithis)
• तिथयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

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

• उत्तमाः: best
• उत्तमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (तिथयः)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तिथयः)

• स्नानदानार्चनादिषु: in bathing, giving, worship, etc.
• स्नानदानार्चनादिषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान + दान + अर्चन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (स्नानं दानं अर्चनं च) + आदि; अधिकरण (in the acts such as...)

Speaker

Sārasvata (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha/Prabhāsa tīrtha-field (as the referent ‘tīrthe’)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic tīrtha scene showing pilgrims arriving in different seasons and lunar phases, all performing bathing, charity, and worship—signifying ‘all months, all tithis’ auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Snāna
• Dāna
• Arcana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is not limited—devotional acts like snāna, dāna, and arcana are fruitful throughout the calendar.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement applies to the tīrtha of Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra being described in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna (ritual bathing), dāna (charity), and arcana (worship) at the tīrtha on any tithi.