Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

जरद्गवेशाद्दक्षिणे समुद्रोत्तरतस्तथा । एतद्वै कापिलं क्षेत्रं नापुण्यैः प्राप्यते नरैः

Transliteration

jaradgaveśāddakṣiṇe samudrottaratastathā | etadvai kāpilaṃ kṣetraṃ nāpuṇyaiḥ prāpyate naraiḥ

Translation

Il se trouve au sud de Jaradgaveśa et pareillement au nord de l’océan. En vérité, voici le kṣetra sacré de Kāpila, que les hommes dépourvus de mérite ne peuvent atteindre.

Word by Word

• जरद्गवेशात्: from Jaradgaveśa
• जरद्गवेशात्: Apadana (Reference point/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरद्गव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जरद्गवस्य ईशः)

• दक्षिणे: to the south
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देशवाचक

• समुद्र: ocean/sea
• समुद्र: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (समासाङ्गरूपेण)

• उत्तरतः: to the north (of)
• उत्तरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, दिशावाचक (directional adverb: north of)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise/also)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रम् प्रति)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• कापिलम्: Kapila-related
• कापिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कापिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रम् प्रति)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred field/region
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अपुण्यैः: by the unmeritorious (people)/with lack of merit
• अपुण्यैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावे

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (is attained)

• नरैः: by men/people
• नरैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृ-भावे (कर्मणि-प्रयोगे)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāpila Kṣetra (Kapileśvara region)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal sacred map with directional labels: Jaradgaveśa to the north-side reference, the ocean to the south boundary, and the Kāpila kṣetra glowing as a sanctified zone; pilgrims approach but only some perceive its radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Jaradgaveśa
• Samudra (Ocean)
• Kāpila-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage bears fruit when supported by puṇya and right disposition; sacred places are approached through inner merit as well as outer travel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāpila-kṣetra (region associated with Kapila and Kapileśvara) in Prabhāsa, described by its landmarks.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; the verse emphasizes eligibility—those lacking merit do not easily reach this kṣetra.