Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

आजगामाथ वेगेन धर्मपुष्करिणी तटम् । अनंतादित्यसंकाशमनंताग्निसमप्रभम्

Transliteration

ājagāmātha vegena dharmapuṣkariṇī taṭam | anaṃtādityasaṃkāśamanaṃtāgnisamaprabham

Translation

Puis, avec une vitesse prodigieuse, il parvint à la rive de Dharmapuṣkariṇī, rayonnant comme d’innombrables soleils, flamboyant comme des feux sans nombre.

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came/arrived
• आजगाम: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय — indeclinable meaning 'then/now'

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• धर्मपुष्करिणी: (to) Dharmapuṣkariṇī (the sacred lake)
• धर्मपुष्करिणी: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular (as place-name)

• तटम्: bank/shore
• तटम्: Gati-Karman (Goal/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• अनन्तादित्यसंकाशम्: resembling the endless sun
• अनन्तादित्यसंकाशम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त-आदित्य-संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative singular; समासः अनन्तस्य आदित्यस्य संकाशः (सदृशः)

• अनन्ताग्निसमप्रभम्: having radiance equal to endless fire
• अनन्ताग्निसमप्रभम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त-अग्नि-सम-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative singular; समासः अनन्ताग्निना समा प्रभा यस्य

Speaker

Sūta (narrator, deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmapuṣkariṇī

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing Sudarśana descends toward the stepped bank of a sacred tank; the water reflects a thousandfold light; trees and pilgrims recoil in awe; the disc appears like a miniature sun with flame corona.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmapuṣkariṇī
• Sudarśana Cakra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are portrayed as stages where divine power becomes visible for the protection of dharma and devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmapuṣkariṇī tīrtha (a sacred tank/pond) within Setukṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not in this verse; it identifies the tīrtha locale central to the episode.