Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यन्यगम्यानि तीर्थानि दुर्गाणि विषमाणि च । मनसा तानि गम्यानि सर्वतीर्थगतीप्सुना

Transliteration

yanyagamyāni tīrthāni durgāṇi viṣamāṇi ca | manasā tāni gamyāni sarvatīrthagatīpsunā

Translation

Bahkan tīrtha yang sukar dicapai—jauh dan berat—hendaknya didatangi dalam batin oleh dia yang merindukan buah kunjungan ke semua tempat suci.

Word by Word

• यन्: which
• यन्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• अगम्यानि: not to be gone to / inaccessible
• अगम्यानि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगम्य (प्रातिपदिक; a- + गम्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तीर्थानि)

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दुर्गाणि: hard to reach
• दुर्गाणि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तीर्थानि)

• विषमाणि: uneven/difficult
• विषमाणि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तीर्थानि)

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

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• गम्यानि: to be reached/approached
• गम्यानि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् + यत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), विशेषण (qualifying तानि/तीर्थानि)

• सर्वतीर्थगतिईप्सुना: by one desiring to go to all holy places
• सर्वतीर्थगतिईप्सुना: Karana (Instrument/agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-तीर्थ-गति-ईप्सु (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तीर्थ + गति + ईप्सु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (agent implied: ‘by one who desires…’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from continuity of tīrtha instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarva-tīrtha (collective ideal)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim seated in meditation, eyes half-closed, envisioning distant mountains, rivers, and temples as luminous icons; a subtle map-like mandala of tīrthas hovering in the mind-space.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Mānasa-yātrā (mental pilgrimage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When physical travel is impossible, sincere mental approach and remembrance of tīrthas is affirmed as a dharmic substitute.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of all tīrthas, within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya framework that encourages pilgrimage centered on Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Practice mānasa-gamana—mentally ‘going’ to difficult tīrthas with heartfelt intent.