Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

महोदयान्महातीर्थं सर्व आगत्य सत्वरम् । तपस्तेपुर्महाघोरं संगालेश्वरसन्निधौ

Transliteration

mahodayānmahātīrthaṃ sarva āgatya satvaram | tapastepurmahāghoraṃ saṃgāleśvarasannidhau

Translation

Ainsi, tous accoururent sans tarder au grand tīrtha nommé Mahodayā et y accomplirent des austérités extrêmement rigoureuses en la présence de Saṅgāleśvara.

Word by Word

• महोदयात्: from Mahodaya
• महोदयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — 'from Mahodaya (place)'

• महातीर्थम्: the great tīrtha
• महातीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'great sacred ford/pilgrimage-place'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — 'all (sages)'

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभाव-रूप; gerund), अव्यय — 'having come'

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'quickly/in haste'

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'austerity/penance'

• तेपुः: they performed
• तेपुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — 'they performed (austerity)'

• महाघोरम्: very severe
• महाघोरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'very terrible/intense' (qualifying तपः)

• संगालेश्वरसन्निधौ: in the presence of Saṅgāleśvara
• संगालेश्वरसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगालेश्वर + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — 'in the presence/nearby of Saṅgāleśvara' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahodayā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A swift pilgrimage procession of sages arrives at Mahodayā tīrtha; beside a Śiva shrine of Saṅgāleśvara they begin fierce austerities—standing in sun, japa with rosaries, sacred fire blazing, river/ford nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Mahodayā Mahātīrtha
• Saṅgāleśvara
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grave mistakes are purified through disciplined tapas performed at empowered tīrthas under the presence of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahodayā Mahātīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically near Saṅgāleśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of mahāghora tapas (intense austerity) at the tīrtha and in Saṅgāleśvara’s presence.