Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

एकत्र सागराः सप्त सप्रयागाः सपुष्कराः । नास्य साम्यं लभन्ते ते नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

ekatra sāgarāḥ sapta saprayāgāḥ sapuṣkarāḥ | nāsya sāmyaṃ labhante te nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

ແມ່ນແຕ່ຈະນໍາທະເລໃຫຍ່ທັງ 7 ພ້ອມດ້ວຍ ປຣະຍາກະ ແລະ ປຸສະກະ ມາຮວບຮວມໄວ້ບ່ອນດຽວ ກໍຍັງບໍ່ອາດເທົ່າທຽມມັນໄດ້; ໃນເລື່ອງນີ້ ບໍ່ຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງພິຈາລະນາອີກ.

Word by Word

• एकत्र: in one place / together
• एकत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: ‘in one place/together’)

• सागराः: oceans
• सागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्; ‘सागराः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सप्रयागाः: together with (their) Prayāgas
• सप्रयागाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक; स + प्रयाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/सह-सम्बन्धः (‘प्रयागैः सह’)

• सपुष्कराः: together with (their) Puṣkaras
• सपुष्कराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक; स + पुष्कर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सह-सम्बन्धः (‘पुष्करैः सह’)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्य: of this (place/thing)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• साम्यम्: equality / equivalence
• साम्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘here’)

• कार्या: to be done / necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् ‘विचारणा’ इत्यस्य

• विचारणा: consideration / deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-स्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unspecified in this verse (contextually the praised tīrtha leading into Somnātha/Prabhāsa discussion)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic map-like vision: seven oceans encircling continents, with Prayāga’s confluence and Puṣkara’s lake symbolically drawn together, yet a single radiant kṣetra outshines them all; the narrator gestures as if ending debate.

Characters & Entities

• Seven Oceans (Sapta-sāgara)
• Prayāga
• Puṣkara
• Asmāhaka (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya exalts certain sites as extraordinarily potent for purification and merit, inspiring pilgrimage and faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate context indicates Asmāhaka Pitṛ-tīrtha, praised as unequalled even by famed tīrthas like Prayāga and Puṣkara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a declaration of incomparable greatness (māhātmya).