Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

तस्मादेतन्महातीर्थं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । क्षितौ भविष्यति सदा नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

tasmādetanmahātīrthaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam | kṣitau bhaviṣyati sadā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Darum wird dieses große Tīrtha, das die Früchte aller Wünsche verleiht, stets auf Erden bestehen; hier ist weder Zweifel noch Erwägung nötig.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुँलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• महा-तीर्थम्: the great sacred ford/pilgrimage-place
• महा-तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् तीर्थम्)

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि प्रददाति इति)

• क्षितौ: on earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be; will come to be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done; necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ (धातु) से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: deliberation; consideration
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa–Ayodhyāmāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahā-tīrtha in Ayodhyā (as praised)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of the sacred tīrtha in Ayodhyā, with pilgrims arriving from many directions; above, a symbolic ‘everlasting’ pillar of light or unwithering garland indicates permanence; inscriptions or sages gesture ‘no doubt’ to newcomers.

Characters & Entities

• mahātīrtha (Sahasradhārā/Sarayū context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas affirm certain tīrthas as enduring sources of merit and fulfilment, encouraging unwavering faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mahātīrtha on the Sarayū in Ayodhyā, identified in context as Sahasradhārā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is specified; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s perpetual efficacy and fruitfulness.