Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यां नैमिषं तीर्थमंतरिक्षे च पुष्करम् । केदारं च प्रयागं च विपाशा चोर्मिला तथा

Transliteration

pṛthivyāṃ naimiṣaṃ tīrthamaṃtarikṣe ca puṣkaram | kedāraṃ ca prayāgaṃ ca vipāśā cormilā tathā

Translation

Sur la terre se trouve le tīrtha de Naimiṣa ; et dans la région intermédiaire se trouve Puṣkara. Il y a aussi Kedāra et Prayāga, ainsi que Vipāśā et Urmilā.

Word by Word

• पृथिव्याम्: on earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (स्थान)

• नैमिषम्: Naimiṣa (holy place)
• नैमिषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य-नाम (apposition)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; समुच्चित-नामपदानां सामान्य-विशेष्य (implied ‘(सन्ति)’)

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the sky/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (स्थान)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुष्करम्: Puṣkara (holy place)
• पुष्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; तीर्थ-नाम

• केदारम्: Kedāra
• केदारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तीर्थ-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रयागम्: Prayāga
• प्रयागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तीर्थ-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विपाशा: Vipāśā (river)
• विपाशा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपाशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नदी-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उर्मिला: Urmilā
• उर्मिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्मिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम (नदी/स्थान)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb/conjunctive ‘likewise/also’)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣa; Puṣkara; Kedāra; Prayāga; Vipāśā; Urmilā

Type: kshetra/sangam/river/peak (mixed list)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ‘map-verse’ montage: iconic snapshots of Naimiṣa forest hermitages, Puṣkara lake with ghats, Kedāra’s snowy peak and liṅga shrine, Prayāga’s tri-river confluence, and the flowing Vipāśā river; Urmilā shown as a sacred stream with local shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)
• Puṣkara
• Kedāra
• Prayāga
• Vipāśā
• Urmilā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames India’s sacred geography as a divinely ordered network of tīrthas worthy of remembrance and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Naimiṣa, Puṣkara, Kedāra, and Prayāga are explicitly named, along with Vipāśā and Urmilā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not specified here; the verse functions as a tīrtha list within the tīrtha-mahātmya discourse.