Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तस्मात्तदुन्नतस्थानादुत्तरे योजनत्रयात् । तत्र तप्तोदकस्वामी तलो यत्र हतः पुरा

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tasmāttadunnatasthānāduttare yojanatrayāt | tatra taptodakasvāmī talo yatra hataḥ purā

Translation

Īśvara dit : Depuis ce haut lieu sacré, à trois yojanas vers le nord, se trouve l’endroit où l’on vénère le Seigneur du tīrtha aux eaux chaudes — le site où jadis Talu fut mis à mort.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मात्: from that (place)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (in compound relation), एकवचन; ‘उन्नतस्थान’विशेषणार्थे

• उन्नतस्थानात्: from the elevated place
• उन्नतस्थानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्नत-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; उन्नत + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• उत्तरे: to the north / in the northern direction
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; दिशि/देशे ‘in the north’ अर्थे

• योजनत्रयात्: from a distance of three yojanas
• योजनत्रयात्: Apadana (Measure-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; योजन + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तप्तोदकस्वामी: Taptodakasvāmin (lord of the hot-water [tīrtha])
• तप्तोदकस्वामी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तप्त-उदक-स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक; तप्त + उदक + स्वामिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘तप्तोदकस्य स्वामी’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तलः: Tala (name of the daitya)
• तलः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• हतः: was slain
• हतः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Taptodaka-svāmin tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva narrates to Devī: from the elevated Vināyaka spot, three yojanas north lies a steaming hot-water tīrtha where an ancient foe named Talu was slain.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Taptodaka
• Taptodakasvāmi
• Talu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped as a dharmic itinerary: knowing and approaching consecrated places is itself presented as part of pilgrimage discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Taptodaka tīrtha and its presiding deity, Taptodakasvāmi/Talasvāmi, within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse gives location and mythic identification of the site.