Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

एवं वः कथितं विप्राश्चक्रतीर्थस्य वैभवम् । यत्र स्नात्वा पुरा छिन्नौ पाणी प्राप प्रभाकरः

Transliteration

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāścakratīrthasya vaibhavam | yatra snātvā purā chinnau pāṇī prāpa prabhākaraḥ

Translation

Ainsi, ô brāhmaṇas, la grandeur de Cakra-tīrtha vous a été contée ; là où, jadis, Prabhākara recouvra ses mains coupées après s'être baigné.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus’)

• वः: to you / for you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6/4), बहुवचन; एन्क्लिटिक सर्वनाम; अत्र षष्ठी (to you/for you contextually)

• कथितम्: has been narrated
• कथितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित (कृदन्त; √कथ् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) — ‘has been told’

• विप्राः: O Brahmins
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), बहुवचन; संबोधन

• चक्रतीर्थस्य: of the Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘चक्र-नामकं तीर्थम्’

• वैभवम्: glory, greatness
• वैभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्म/विधेय

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्नात्वा (कृदन्त; √स्ना धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having bathed’

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: ‘formerly’)

• छिन्नौ: severed
• छिन्नौ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न (कृदन्त; √छिद् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; ‘severed’ (agreeing with पाणी)

• पाणी: (two) hands
• पाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्ता

• प्राप: attained/obtained
• प्राप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परोक्षभूत (perfect): ‘attained’

• प्रभाकरः: Prabhākara (name)
• प्रभाकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता

Speaker

Narrator of the Setukhaṇḍa (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages/brāhmaṇas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakra-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narrative tableau: brāhmaṇas listening as the narrator points toward the tīrtha; in the background, Prabhākara bathes, and his severed hands are shown restored—either reappearing or healed—while onlookers raise hands in astonishment.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Vipras (brāhmaṇas)
• Prabhākara (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Māhātmya narration is meant to inspire trust in tīrtha-phala, grounded in exemplary sacred history.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Cakratīrtha, presented as the direct means for restoration (here, severed hands).