Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

समायातानि तत्रैव संगालेश्वरसंनिधौ । संगालेशेति किं नाम ह्येतन्मे वद कौतुकम्

Transliteration

samāyātāni tatraiva saṃgāleśvarasaṃnidhau | saṃgāleśeti kiṃ nāma hyetanme vada kautukam

Translation

Ils se sont rassemblés là même, en la présence de Saṃgāleśvara. Et pourquoi l’appelle-t-on « Saṃgāleśa » ? Dis-le-moi, par désir de comprendre.

Word by Word

• samāyātāni: have come together
• samāyātāni: Kriyā (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-yāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; या धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: having come/arrived)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (there)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (indeed)

• saṃgāla-īśvara-saṃnidhau: in the presence of Saṃgāleśvara
• saṃgāla-īśvara-saṃnidhau: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgāla (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः संगालेश्वरस्य संनिधौ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• saṃgāla-īśa: “Saṃgāleśa”
• saṃgāla-īśa: Sambandha (Name/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgāla (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); इति-पूर्वपद (quoted name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-निपात (quotative particle)

• kim: what
• kim: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• nāma: indeed/then
• nāma: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्न/विस्मयार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/then, in questions)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient: to me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive/Dative, Singular); enclitic

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular)

• kautukam: the curiosity / wonder
• kautukam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃgāleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Questioner (likely a devī/apsaras addressed later as ‘surasundarī’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim points toward the shrine of Saṃgāleśvara, noting that the tīrthas have assembled there, and asks why the liṅga bears that name.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃgāleśvara
• Pārvatī (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Names of tīrthas and liṅgas encode their spiritual function; understanding the name deepens devotion and pilgrimage intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃgāleśvara and its immediate sacred vicinity in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse requests the name-origin (nāma-nirukti) and the reason for the gathering of tīrthas.