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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

तीर्थे सदैव गंतव्यं सर्वे मासाश्च शोभनाः । तिथयश्चोत्तमाः सर्वाः स्नानदानार्चनादिषु

tīrthe sadaiva gaṃtavyaṃ sarve māsāśca śobhanāḥ | tithayaścottamāḥ sarvāḥ snānadānārcanādiṣu

On peut se rendre au tīrtha en tout temps ; tous les mois sont auspices, et toutes les tithi (dates lunaires) sont excellentes pour le bain sacré, l’aumône, le culte et les rites connexes.

तीर्थेat the pilgrimage place
तीर्थे:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/at)
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
गन्तव्यम्one should go
गन्तव्यम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय (should be gone)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मासाः)
मासाःmonths
मासाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
शोभनाःauspicious / excellent
शोभनाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (मासाः)
तिथयःlunar days (tithis)
तिथयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
उत्तमाःbest
उत्तमाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (तिथयः)
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तिथयः)
स्नानदानार्चनादिषुin bathing, giving, worship, etc.
स्नानदानार्चनादिषु:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान + दान + अर्चन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (स्नानं दानं अर्चनं च) + आदि; अधिकरण (in the acts such as...)

Sārasvata (contextual continuation)

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha/Prabhāsa tīrtha-field (as the referent ‘tīrthe’)

Type: kshetra

Listener: The king

Scene: A panoramic tīrtha scene showing pilgrims arriving in different seasons and lunar phases, all performing bathing, charity, and worship—signifying ‘all months, all tithis’ auspiciousness.

T
Tīrtha
S
Snāna
D
Dāna
A
Arcana

FAQs

The tīrtha’s grace is not limited—devotional acts like snāna, dāna, and arcana are fruitful throughout the calendar.

The statement applies to the tīrtha of Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra being described in this section.

Perform snāna (ritual bathing), dāna (charity), and arcana (worship) at the tīrtha on any tithi.