Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

एकतः सर्वतीर्थानि नानाविधिफलानि वै । सरयूघर्घरोत्पन्नसंगमस्त्वधिको भवेत्

Transliteration

ekataḥ sarvatīrthāni nānāvidhiphalāni vai | sarayūghargharotpannasaṃgamastvadhiko bhavet

Translation

D’un côté se trouvent tous les tīrtha avec leurs fruits rituels multiples; pourtant la confluence issue du Sarayū et du Ghargharā est plus éminente encore.

Word by Word

• एकतः: on one side
• एकतः: Sambandha (contrast marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/पक्षवाचक-अव्यय (on one side/at one place)

• सर्वतीर्थानि: all sacred fords/pilgrimage places
• सर्वतीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नानाविधिफलानि: (having) various kinds of fruits/results
• नानाविधिफलानि: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना-विधि-फल (प्रातिपदिक; नाना + विधि + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वतीर्थानि इत्यस्य विशेषणभावे

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/verily)

• सरयूघर्घरोत्पन्नसंगमः: the confluence arisen at Sarayū–Gharghara
• सरयूघर्घरोत्पन्नसंगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरयू-घर्घर-उत्पन्न-संगम (प्रातिपदिक; सरयू + घर्घर + उत्पन्न + संगम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Contrast particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/however)

• अधिकः: superior, greater
• अधिकः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संगमः इति विशेषण

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Unknown (Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrator; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarayū–Ghargharā-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous river-confluence where Sarayū meets Ghargharā; pilgrims stand at the meeting currents, offering arghya; distant Ayodhyā ghāṭs and temple silhouettes; celestial beings subtly implied above the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Sarayū
• Gharghara
• Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Not all sacred places are equal; certain confluences are singled out as exceptionally potent in merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The saṅgama connected with the Sarayū and the Gharghara at Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-sevā through visiting and bathing at the Sarayū–Gharghara confluence.