Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

प्रत्ययार्थं च राजर्षे जंबूवृक्षो व्यजायत । तत्र स्नानं नृपश्चक्रे सर्वतीर्थमये ध्रुवे

Transliteration

pratyayārthaṃ ca rājarṣe jaṃbūvṛkṣo vyajāyata | tatra snānaṃ nṛpaścakre sarvatīrthamaye dhruve

Translation

Dan sebagai tanda kepastian, wahai rājaṛṣi, sebatang pohon jambu pun muncul. Di sana sang raja mandi suci pada tempat yang teguh, yang mengandung seluruh tīrtha.

Word by Word

• प्रत्ययार्थम्: for the sake of proof/conviction
• प्रत्ययार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यय + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of)

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

• राजर्षे: O royal sage
• राजर्षे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• जंबूवृक्षः: a jambu tree
• जंबूवृक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंबू + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• व्यजायत: was born/arose
• व्यजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) उपसर्गः वि-
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सर्वतीर्थमये: consisting of all tīrthas
• सर्वतीर्थमये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतीर्थ + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying dhruve)

• ध्रुवे: in the firm/unchanging (place)
• ध्रुवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (in the fixed/firm place)

Speaker

Narrator (third-person description)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jambū Tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājarṣi (vocative: rājārṣe)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jambu tree springs forth instantly as a divine sign; a king performs ritual bathing at the spot glowing with the presence of many tīrthas.

Characters & Entities

• jambūvṛkṣa (jambu tree)
• nṛpa (king)
• sarva-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places reveal confirming signs, strengthening faith; with faith, the prescribed rite yields assured merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jambū Tīrtha, marked and validated by the manifestation of a jambu tree.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed by the king in the sarva-tīrtha-maya (all-tīrtha-containing) waters.