Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ऋषितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा सिद्धेश्वरं हरम् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

ṛṣitīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā siddheśvaraṃ haram | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Après s’être baigné à Ṛṣitīrtha et avoir contemplé Siddheśvara Hara, l’homme obtient tous les buts désirés ; ici, nul besoin de doute ni de délibération.

Word by Word

• ऋषितीर्थे: at the sage’s sacred ford (Ṛṣi-tīrtha)
• ऋषितीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; components: ऋषि + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ऋषेः तीर्थम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; components: सिद्ध + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सिद्धः ईश्वरः)

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; शिव-पर्याय

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अव-

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: necessary / to be done
• कार्या: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣitīrtha (with Siddheśvara-darśana)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, wet from sacred bathing, approaches a Śiva-liṅga shrine of Siddheśvara with folded hands; attendants hold water-pots and bilva leaves; the tīrtha water glints nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣitīrtha
• Siddheśvara
• Hara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa asserts the extraordinary efficacy of tīrtha-snān and Śiva-darśana when performed in the sanctified kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ṛṣitīrtha and the darśana of Siddheśvara (Hara) in the Dvārakā-māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Ṛṣitīrtha and take darśana of Siddheśvara Hara.