Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

प्रभासे पुष्करे कृष्णे गोमत्यां पिंडतारके । वस्त्रापथे गिरौ पुण्ये तथा दामोदरे नृप

Transliteration

prabhāse puṣkare kṛṣṇe gomatyāṃ piṃḍatārake | vastrāpathe girau puṇye tathā dāmodare nṛpa

Translation

À Prabhāsa, à Puṣkara, au Kṛṣṇa (rivière/tīrtha), à la Gomatī, à Piṇḍatāraka, à Vastrāpatha sur la montagne sainte, et de même à Dāmodara, ô roi—

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative singular)

• पुष्करे: in Puṣkara
• पुष्करे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular)

• कृष्णे: at Kṛṣṇa (place/river named Kṛṣṇā)
• कृष्णे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative singular)

• गोमत्याम्: on/in the Gomati (river)
• गोमत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (feminine, locative singular)

• पिंडतारके: at Piṇḍatāraka
• पिंडतारके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डतारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular); तत्पुरुष-नाम (place-name)

• वस्त्रापथे: in Vastrāpatha
• वस्त्रापथे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्रापथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative singular); तत्पुरुषः (वस्त्राणां पथः / वस्त्र-अपथ इति स्थाननाम)

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative singular)

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adjective qualifying ‘गिरौ’)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• दामोदरे: in Dāmodara (place/river)
• दामोदरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative singular)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (masculine, vocative singular)

Speaker

Narrator of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha (with associated nodes: Piṇḍatāraka, Dāmodara) within the Prabhāsa tīrtha-network

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal listener is addressed while a sage-like narrator recites a garland of tīrtha-names; behind them, a stylized map-like panorama shows Prabhāsa coast, Puṣkara lake, a flowing river labeled Kṛṣṇā, the Gomatī near Dvārakā, and a sacred hill for Vastrāpatha.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Puṣkara
• Kṛṣṇā
• Gomatī
• Piṇḍatāraka
• Vastrāpatha
• Dāmodara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Many renowned tīrthas—including Vastrāpatha—are presented as powerful nodes of merit within the Purāṇic pilgrimage landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa, Puṣkara, Kṛṣṇā-tīrtha, Gomatī, Piṇḍatāraka, Vastrāpatha (holy mountain), and Dāmodara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit in this verse; the naming of Piṇḍatāraka implies merit connected with piṇḍa/ancestral offerings.