Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि सागरादित्यमुत्तमम् । भैरवेशात्पश्चिमतो रुद्रान्मृत्युञ्जयात्तथा

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi sāgarādityamuttamam | bhairaveśātpaścimato rudrānmṛtyuñjayāttathā

Translation

Īśvara dit : « Ensuite, ô grande Déesse, il faut se rendre au très excellent Sāgarāditya. Il se trouve à l’ouest de Bhairaveśa, et de même à l’ouest depuis Rudra Mṛtyuñjaya. »

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ततः: then / from there
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: then/from there)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती देवी)

• सागरादित्यम्: Sāgarāditya (a deity/place-name)
• सागरादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सागरस्य आदित्यः)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भैरवेशात्: from Bhairaveśa
• भैरवेशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भैरवस्य ईशः)

• पश्चिमतः: to the west / westwards
• पश्चिमतः: Kriya-vishesana (Directional/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त दिशावाचक-अव्ययम् (from the west / westwards)

• रुद्रात्: from Rudra (shrine)
• रुद्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मृत्युञ्जयात्: from Mṛtyuñjaya (shrine)
• मृत्युञ्जयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक; √जि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मृत्योः जयः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (and likewise/so)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāgarāditya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Pārvatī on a coastal pilgrimage route; in the background are signifying shrines—Bhairaveśa, Rudra Mṛtyuñjaya, and the radiant Sāgarāditya near the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī
• Sāgarāditya
• Bhairaveśa
• Rudra
• Mṛtyuñjaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is guided practice: sacred places are approached in an ordered way, honoring the tīrtha-map revealed by the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāgarāditya, a revered Āditya (Sun) site within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive to go/visit (tīrtha-yātrā) to Sāgarāditya, with location cues relative to other shrines.