Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

अथ त्रिलोकमहिते संप्राप्ते शिवपर्वणि । गोकर्णं प्रययुः सर्वे जनाः सर्वनिवासिनः

Transliteration

atha trilokamahite saṃprāpte śivaparvaṇi | gokarṇaṃ prayayuḥ sarve janāḥ sarvanivāsinaḥ

Translation

Puis, lorsque advint la fête de Śiva, célébrée et révérée dans les trois mondes, tous les peuples de toutes les contrées se mirent en route vers Gokarṇa.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• त्रिलोकमहिते: in the (festival) honored by the three worlds
• त्रिलोकमहिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिलोक-महित (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि+लोक + महित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी); एकवचन; विशेषण (locative absolute qualifier)

• संप्राप्ते: having arrived/occurred
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• शिवपर्वणि: on the Śiva festival day
• शिवपर्वणि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• गोकर्णम्: to Gokarṇa
• गोकर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया); एकवचन; कर्मपद

• प्रययुः: went
• प्रययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा); बहुवचन; विशेषण

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• सर्वनिवासिनः: dwelling everywhere
• सर्वनिवासिनः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brahma-related khandas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gokarṇa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast throng from many regions sets out toward the coastal Śaiva kṣetra of Gokarṇa as the revered Śiva festival arrives—flags, lamps, conches, and pilgrims moving in waves toward the temple town.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Gokarṇa
• Triloka (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When an auspicious Śaiva sacred time arrives, devotees should prioritize pilgrimage and collective worship, trusting in the extraordinary merit of holy occasions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gokarṇa, presented as a major Śiva-associated tīrtha drawing pilgrims from all regions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the implied dharma is tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) for the Śiva festival.