Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 785

Devanagari script

तत्तीर्थस्य प्रभावेन न दुष्टान्याचरंति ते । कालेन मृत्युमायांति पशुपक्षिसरीसृपाः

Transliteration

tattīrthasya prabhāvena na duṣṭānyācaraṃti te | kālena mṛtyumāyāṃti paśupakṣisarīsṛpāḥ

Translation

Par la puissance de ce gué sacré, ils ne commettent pas d’actes mauvais; et, en son temps, même les bêtes, les oiseaux et les reptiles rencontrent la mort d’une manière naturelle et ordonnée.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी? (न); प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक (that)

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रभावेन: by the power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• दुष्टानि: evil (deeds)
• दुष्टानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• आचरन्ति: practice/do
• आचरन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• कालेन: in due course/by time
• कालेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयान्ति: come/meet (reach)
• आयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमा-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पशुपक्षिसरीसृपाः: beasts, birds, and reptiles
• पशुपक्षिसरीसृपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु + पक्षि + सरीसृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (पशवः च पक्षिणः च सरीसृपाः च); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-tīrtha (within Prabhāsa)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene sacred ford with clear water; animals—deer, birds, and a snake—rest without hostility, suggesting the tīrtha’s pacifying influence; time is shown as a gentle cycle (sun arc) indicating ‘kālena’ natural death.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha is described as morally and cosmically harmonizing—curbing wrongdoing and restoring natural order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “that tīrtha” within the Vastrāpatha Kṣetra māhātmya setting in Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed; the focus is on the inherent prabhāva (spiritual potency) of the tīrtha.