Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

सर्वत्र देवयात्रायां विधिरेष प्रवर्त्तते । तीर्थमभ्युद्धरेज्जीर्णं मार्जयेत्कथयेत्फलम्

Transliteration

sarvatra devayātrāyāṃ vidhireṣa pravarttate | tīrthamabhyuddharejjīrṇaṃ mārjayetkathayetphalam

Translation

Dans tout pèlerinage et toute procession vers les dieux, cette règle est observée : qu’on relève le tīrtha usé par le temps, qu’on le purifie, et qu’on proclame son fruit (mérite spirituel).

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'everywhere')

• देवयात्रायाम्: in the divine procession/festival
• देवयात्रायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवयात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—देवानां यात्रा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (festival/procession of the gods)

• विधिः: the rule, procedure
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• प्रवर्तते: is in force, proceeds
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• तीर्थम्: the sacred place (tirtha)
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अभ्युद्धरेत्: should restore/raise up
• अभ्युद्धरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + उद् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जीर्णम्: worn out, dilapidated
• जीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर्ण (कृदन्त; √जॄ/जृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) विशेषणम्

• मार्जयेत्: should clean
• मार्जयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कथयेत्: should tell, explain
• कथयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• फलम्: the result, merit
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Any tīrtha encountered in deva-yātrā (Prabhāsa as exemplar)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deva-yātrā procession approaches a neglected tīrtha; devotees clear debris, sweep steps, repair broken ghāṭ stones, and then a learned speaker recites the tīrtha’s phala to gathered pilgrims under a canopy.

Characters & Entities

• Deva-yātrā
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha thrives through care and remembrance—restoration, cleanliness, and teaching its mahimā are all sacred acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The principle is universal, taught within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya context for Prabhāsa Kṣetra tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Restoring dilapidated pilgrimage spots, cleansing them, and publicly narrating the spiritual benefits of the tīrtha.