Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सूर्यतीर्थ द्वितीयेन तृतीयेन सकृत्सकृत् । गुंठयित्वा ततः स्नायाद्रवितीर्थेन मानवः

Transliteration

sūryatīrtha dvitīyena tṛtīyena sakṛtsakṛt | guṃṭhayitvā tataḥ snāyādravitīrthena mānavaḥ

Translation

Puis, avec la deuxième et la troisième part, qu’on l’applique et la frotte à maintes reprises en tant que « Sūryatīrtha » ; ensuite, que l’homme se baigne à Ravi-tīrtha.

Word by Word

• सूर्यतीर्थे: at the Sun’s sacred ford (Sūryatīrtha)
• सूर्यतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य तीर्थम्)

• द्वितीयेन: with the second (one)
• द्वितीयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• तृतीयेन: with the third (one)
• तृतीयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सकृत्: again/once more
• सकृत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गुंठयित्वा: having wrapped/covered (oneself)
• गुंठयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुंठ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); तुमुन्-समर्थः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having done ...)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then/from there)

• स्नायात्: should bathe
• स्नायात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रवितीर्थेन: by/at the Ravi-tīrtha (Sun’s ford)
• रवितीर्थेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; रवि + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रवेः तीर्थम्)

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūryatīrtha; Ravītīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim rubs consecrated clay upon the body at Sūryatīrtha, then steps into Ravītīrtha waters as the sun’s rays fall directly, making the water shimmer with tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Sūryatīrtha
• Ravitīrtha
• Sūrya (Ravi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are approached with prescribed sanctification; correct sequence and reverence unlock the tīrtha’s intended merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ravi-tīrtha (and the rite-designation Sūrya-tīrtha) within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeatedly apply the consecrated portions as part of the Sūrya-tīrtha rite, then perform snāna at Ravi-tīrtha.