Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

भागीरथ्यां पद्मतनुर्जनानन्दो जनस्थले । कौंकणे च स मध्वक्षः काम्पिल्ये कनकप्रभः

Transliteration

bhāgīrathyāṃ padmatanurjanānando janasthale | kauṃkaṇe ca sa madhvakṣaḥ kāmpilye kanakaprabhaḥ

Translation

នៅទន្លេភាគីរថី ខ្ញុំជាបទ្មតនុ រូបដូចផ្កាឈូក; នៅជនស្ថល ខ្ញុំជាជនានន្ទៈ។ នៅកោង្គណ ខ្ញុំជាមធ្វក្សៈ; ហើយនៅកាំពិល្យ ខ្ញុំភ្លឺរលោងជាកនកប្រភៈ ព្រះមានពន្លឺមាស។

Word by Word

• भागीरथ्याम्: in/at the Bhāgīrathī (Ganges)
• भागीरथ्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• पद्मतनुः: Padma-bodied (name/epithet)
• पद्मतनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• जनानन्दः: Joy of people (name/epithet)
• जनानन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• जनस्थले: in Janasthala
• जनस्थले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनस्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• कौंकणे: in Konkan
• कौंकणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौंकण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, nominative singular

• मध्वक्षः: Honey-eyed (name/epithet)
• मध्वक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• काम्पिल्ये: in Kāmpilya
• काम्पिल्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्पिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• कनकप्रभः: Golden-lustrous (name/epithet)
• कनकप्रभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāgīrathī / Janasthala / Koṅkaṇa / Kāmpilya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four scenes: Bhāgīrathī river with a lotus-bodied radiant deity rising from waters; Janasthala forest hermitage with a blissful, serene form; Koṅkaṇa coastline with temple lamps and a ‘honey-eyed’ gentle visage; Kāmpilya with golden radiance over an ancient city-shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāgīrathī
• Janasthala
• Koṅkaṇa
• Kāmpilya
• Padmatanu
• Janānanda
• Madhvakṣa
• Kanakaprabha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beauty and sweetness—lotus-form, honey-eyed grace, golden radiance—are presented as blessings encountered through tīrtha-yātrā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā), Janasthala, Koṅkaṇa, and Kāmpilya are each praised through their associated divine epithets.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse supports pilgrimage and remembrance of the divine name tied to each locale.