Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

अन्यानि तत्र तीर्थानि मुख्यानि वद मे गुरो । यथाभिषेके गोमत्याः फलं यदपि संगमे

Transliteration

anyāni tatra tīrthāni mukhyāni vada me guro | yathābhiṣeke gomatyāḥ phalaṃ yadapi saṃgame

Translation

हे गुरुदेव! वहाँ के अन्य प्रमुख तीर्थ भी मुझे बताइए, और गोमती के संगम में स्नान (अभिषेक) से जो फल मिलता है, वह भी कहिए।

Word by Word

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Karma (Object of vada)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karma (Object of vada; apposition to anyāni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• mukhyāni: principal, chief
• mukhyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of tīrthāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• vada: tell, speak
• vada: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative, Singular; enclitic)

• guro: O teacher
• guro: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• yathā-abhiṣeke: as (in) the anointing
• yathā-abhiṣeke: Adhikaraṇa (Context: 'in the case of anointing')
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यथā (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय) + अभिषेक (पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन)

• gomatyāḥ: of the Gomati (river)
• gomatyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma/Pradhāna (Result; object of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; relative pronoun)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• saṃgame: at the confluence/meeting
• saṃgame: Adhikaraṇa (Location/context: 'at the confluence')
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Indra (implied; continuing the query via Prahlāda’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī-saṅgama (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at the Gomati-saṅgama performing snāna with cupped hands, offering arghya to the sun, with the river merging into the sea; nearby ghāṭa steps and flags.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī (river)
• Dvārakā
• Tīrtha
• Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not random tourism; it is guided practice—knowing the chief tīrthas and the merits of proper sacred bathing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā region, especially the Gomatī-saṅgama (confluence) associated with sacred bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka/sṇāna (sacred bathing) at the Gomatī confluence is explicitly referenced.