Shloka 2 - Adhyaya 16 - Vastrapatha Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Japanese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सारस्वत उवाच । अथासौ वामनो विप्रो गत्वा रैवतके गिरौ । स्वर्णरेखानदीतोये स्नात्वाथ विधिपूर्वकम्

Transliteration

sārasvata uvāca | athāsau vāmano vipro gatvā raivatake girau | svarṇarekhānadītoye snātvātha vidhipūrvakam

Translation

サーラスヴァタは言った。「その後、婆羅門ヴァーマナはライヴァタカ山へ赴き、スヴァルナレーカー河の水に沐浴してから、定められた作法に従い、順序正しく諸儀礼を修した。」

Word by Word

सारस्वतःSārasvata

उवाचsaid

अथthen

असौthat (person)

वामनःVāmana

विप्रःbrāhmaṇa

गत्वाhaving gone

रैवतकेat Raivataka

गिरौon the mountain

स्वर्णरेखाof (the river) Svarṇarekhā

नदीof the river

तोयेin the water

स्वर्णरेखानदीतोयेin the water of the Svarṇarekhā river

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

अथthen

विधिपूर्वकम्according to proper rite

Speaker

Sārasvata

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-giri; Svarṇarekhā-tīrtha

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small brāhmaṇa pilgrim reaches Mount Raivataka, descends to the Svarṇarekhā waters, bathes, and then performs orderly rites on the riverbank.

Characters & Entities

Sārasvata

Vāmana (vipra)

Raivataka (mountain)

Svarṇarekhā (river)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred travel becomes spiritually fruitful when joined with tīrtha-snāṇa and rites performed according to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Raivataka and the river Svarṇarekhā, presented as purifying pilgrimage locations within the Prabhāsa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing in the river (snāna) followed by performing prescribed rites (vidhi-pūrvaka karma).