Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं चक्रतीर्थसमुद्भवम् । माहात्म्यं सर्वपापघ्नं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ cakratīrthasamudbhavam | māhātmyaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

Thus, in brief, has been told the account of the arising of Cakratīrtha—its māhātmya, which destroys all sins and grants the fruits of every worthy desire.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle/इत्यर्थकः)

• संक्षेपतः: briefly, in summary
• संक्षेपतः: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्धितान्त-अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb)

• प्रोक्तम्: has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• चक्रतीर्थसमुद्भवम्: arising from Cakratīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थसमुद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्रतीर्थ + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: चक्रतीर्थस्य समुद्भवम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• माहात्म्यम्: the sacred greatness, eulogy
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• सर्वपापघ्नम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापघ्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: सर्वाणि पापानि हन्ति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: bestowing the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि प्रददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator concludes the origin story of Cakratīrtha; the tīrtha appears as a radiant water-body with a subtle discus-emblem, symbolizing sin-destruction and wish-fulfillment.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering and honoring a tīrtha’s māhātmya is itself a dharmic act that promises purification and auspicious fruition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the verse concludes the praise by summarizing the tīrtha’s spiritual results.