Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेद्द्विजश्रेष्ठास्तीर्थं खञ्जनकाभिधम् । आसीत्खञ्जनको नाम दैत्यश्चातिबलान्वितः

Transliteration

tato gaccheddvijaśreṣṭhāstīrthaṃ khañjanakābhidham | āsītkhañjanako nāma daityaścātibalānvitaḥ

Translation

次に、おお二度生まれし者の最勝よ、「カンジャナカ」と呼ばれるティールタへ行くべきである。かつてカンジャナカという名のダイティヤ（阿修羅）がいて、並外れた力を備えていた。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश/कालवाचक (thereafter)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः

• तीर्थम्: to the tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• खञ्जनकाभिधम्: named ‘Khañjanaka’
• खञ्जनकाभिधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खञ्जनक + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खञ्जनक इति अभिधा यस्य तत्)

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• खञ्जनकः: Khañjanaka
• खञ्जनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खञ्जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/संज्ञा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः, संज्ञासूचक निपात (indeclinable indicating name)

• दैत्यः: a demon (Daitya)
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अतिबलान्वितः: endowed with great strength
• अतिबलान्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + बल + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘अन्वित’; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अतिबलेन अन्वितः = endowed with great strength)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Khañjanaka-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭha (addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guide-sage points pilgrims toward a lesser-known ford labeled ‘Khañjanaka’; in the background, a shadowy, powerful daitya figure is shown in narrative vignette, indicating the origin story about to unfold.

Characters & Entities

• Khañjanaka-tīrtha
• Khañjanaka (Daitya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas are mapped through sacred memory—places carry names and power through the events associated with them.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Khañjanaka-tīrtha in the Dvārakā Māhātmya itinerary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is to visit (gacchet) the tīrtha; the bathing-fruit is stated in the following verse.