Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं चक्रतीर्थमितीर्यते । सुदर्शनप्रसादेन तत्र तीर्थे निमज्जनात्
Transliteration
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ cakratīrthamitīryate | sudarśanaprasādena tatra tīrthe nimajjanāt
Translation
Dès lors, ce lieu saint est nommé Cakratīrtha ; par la grâce de Sudarśana, l’immersion dans ce tīrtha y confère un mérite de bon augure.
Word by Word
तदाthen
तदा:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक
प्रभृतिfrom then onward
प्रभृति:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रभृति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; आरम्भवाचक
तत्that
तत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थम्’ विशेषण
तीर्थम्the sacred place
तीर्थम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
चक्रतीर्थम्(as) Cakratīrtha
चक्रतीर्थम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नामधेय (a named tīrtha)
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवतरण/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)
ईर्यतेis called, is spoken of
ईर्यते:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ईर् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
सुदर्शनप्रसादेनby the grace of Sudarśana
सुदर्शनप्रसादेन:
Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतुवाचक—‘सुदर्शनस्य प्रसादेन’
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक
तीर्थेin the sacred place
तीर्थे:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
निमज्जनात्from (the act of) bathing/immersing
निमज्जनात्:
Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Ablative source/हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootनि-√मज्ज् (धातु) → निमज्जन (प्रातिपदिक/भाव)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान/हेतुवाचक—‘निमज्जनात्’ (from/through bathing by immersion)
Speaker
Sūta (narrator)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Pilgrims descend steps into a clear sacred pool/shoreline labeled Cakratīrtha; above the waters, Sudarśana’s radiant disc is envisioned as an unseen guardian; the act of immersion is central.
Characters & Entities
C
CakratīrthaS
SudarśanaFAQs
Sacred bathing in a divinely empowered tīrtha is a dharmic means for purification and grace.
Cakratīrtha in the Setukhaṇḍa context.
Nimajjana/snānā (immersion or bathing) in Cakratīrtha.