Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

तिस्रः कोट्योऽर्धकोटी च तीर्थानामिह भूतले । संजातानि पवित्राणि सर्वपापहराणि च

Transliteration

tisraḥ koṭyo'rdhakoṭī ca tīrthānāmiha bhūtale | saṃjātāni pavitrāṇi sarvapāpaharāṇi ca

Translation

इस पृथ्वी पर तीर्थों की तीन करोड़ और आधी करोड़ संख्या प्रकट हुई है; वे सब परम पवित्र हैं और समस्त पापों का हरण करने वाले हैं।

Word by Word

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् कोट्यः प्रति

• कोट्यः: crores (ten-millions)
• कोट्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• अर्धकोटी: half a crore
• अर्धकोटी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तीर्थानाम्: of pilgrimage-places
• तीर्थानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; Neuter, Genitive (6th), Plural

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• भूतले: on the earth’s surface
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• संजातानि: have arisen/come into being
• संजातानि: Kriya-Visheshana (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘संजात’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Plural; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective) तीर्थाणि (understood) प्रति

• पवित्राणि: pure/holy
• पवित्राणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् (predicate)

• सर्वपापहराणि: removers of all sins
• सर्वपापहराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् (predicate)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from continuity; addressing Pārvatī nearby)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as tīrtha-samūha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping sacred landscape of Prabhāsa with countless miniature tīrtha-icons—kundas, ghats, lingas, and river-mouths—radiating purity; pilgrims bathe and offer water, while subtle divine presences sanctify the terrain.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrthas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The world is portrayed as richly endowed with sanctifying tīrthas, emphasizing accessible pathways of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrthas in general are praised; the chapter context frames Prabhāsa as preeminent among them.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the verse underscores the sanctity and pāpa-haraṇa nature of tīrthas.