Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

प्राप्तवान्परमां सिद्धिं स राजा यादवोत्तमः । तत्रैव यो नरः सम्यक्स्नात्वा जांबवती जले

Transliteration

prāptavānparamāṃ siddhiṃ sa rājā yādavottamaḥ | tatraiva yo naraḥ samyaksnātvā jāṃbavatī jale

Translation

Ce roi, le plus éminent des Yādava, atteignit la siddhi suprême. Et tout homme qui s’y baigne comme il convient, dans les eaux de la Jāmbavatī, participe pareillement à ce mérite sanctifiant.

Word by Word

• प्राप्तवान्: attained
• प्राप्तवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्तवतु/क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (active perfect-participial)

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (सिद्धिम् इति)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यादव-उत्तमः: the best of the Yadavas
• यादव-उत्तमः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यादवानाम् उत्तमः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

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

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• जाम्बवती: in the Jāmbavatī (river)
• जाम्बवती: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāmbavatī (waters at Prabhāsa)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Yādava king is shown radiant after attaining siddhi; nearby pilgrims descend steps into the clear Jāmbavatī waters, performing respectful snāna with folded hands; the Prabhāsa shrine-line stands in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Yādava (dynasty)
• Jāmbavatī (tīrtha/river)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography amplifies spiritual effort—proper tīrtha-bathing can purify and elevate the seeker toward siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Jāmbavatī waters within the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samyak-snānā (proper bathing) in the Jāmbavatī tīrtha.