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

ಮತ್ತೆ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ, ಓ ರಾಜರ್ಷಿ, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಜಂಬೂವೃಕ್ಷವು ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿತು. ಸರ್ವತೀರ್ಥಮಯವಾದ ಆ ಧ್ರುವಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜನು ಸ್ನಾನಮಾಡಿದನು.

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.