Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तत्रैव दुर्लभं स्नानं यत्र सागरसंगमः । तत्र स्नानेन दानेन कोटियज्ञफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

tatraiva durlabhaṃ snānaṃ yatra sāgarasaṃgamaḥ | tatra snānena dānena koṭiyajñaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Là même, le bain rituel est rare et précieux, là où le fleuve rejoint l’océan. En s’y baignant et en faisant le dāna, on obtient le fruit de crores de yajñas.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• durlabham: rare; hard to obtain
• durlabham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neut.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (sing.)

• snānam: bath; bathing
• snānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neut.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (sing.)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (relative locative adverb: where)

• sāgara-saṃgamaḥ: confluence with the ocean
• sāgara-saṃgamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (sing.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sāgarasya saṃgamaḥ)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• snānena: by bathing
• snānena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neut.), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (sing.)

• dānena: by giving (charity)
• dānena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neut.), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (sing.)

• koṭi-yajña-phalam: the fruit of a crore of sacrifices
• koṭi-yajña-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neut.), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (sing.); तत्पुरुष-समासः (koṭīnāṃ yajñānāṃ phalam / koṭiyajñasya phalam)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (sing.)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī–Sāgara Saṅgama (Prabhāsa)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the river’s mouth, pilgrims descend stone steps into swirling confluence waters; the ocean stretches beyond. After bathing, they offer cloth, food, and coins to supplicants and priests under fluttering flags near a coastal shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Saṅgama (Confluence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a sacred confluence, simple dharmic acts—bathing and charity—can yield immense spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The river–ocean confluence (saṅgama) of Sarasvatī with the Sāgara in the Prabhāsa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) at the saṅgama and dāna (charitable giving).