Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अन्यानि यानि तीर्थानि काले तानि फलन्ति वै । प्रभासेशस्तु राजेन्द्र सद्यः कामफलप्रदः

Transliteration

anyāni yāni tīrthāni kāle tāni phalanti vai | prabhāseśastu rājendra sadyaḥ kāmaphalapradaḥ

Translation

മറ്റു തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ കാലം വന്നാൽ ഫലം നൽകും; എന്നാൽ ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്ര, പ്രഭാസേശ്വരൻ ഉടൻതന്നെ അഭിലഷിതഫലം പ്രസാദിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural); विशेषणम्

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural); सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• काले: in (due) time
• काले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural); सर्वनाम

• फलन्ति: bear fruit
• फलन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: phal (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present Indicative, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• प्रभासेशः: Lord of Prabhāsa
• प्रभासेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रभासस्य ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha/Contrast (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कामफलप्रदः: giver of desired results
• कामफलप्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + phala + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कामस्य फलम् → कामफलम्; कामफलस्य प्रदः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); विशेषणम् (प्रभासेशस्य)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa / Prabhāseśa (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājendra / nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king is addressed by a sage/narrator while the Somnātha liṅga (Prabhāseśa) radiates; pilgrims arrive with offerings, conveying ‘instant boon’ potency.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Rājendra (royal listener)
• Prabhāseśa
• Tīrthas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Some sacred sites are praised as exceptionally potent; faith and right approach to such tīrthas is said to bring swift spiritual and worldly boons.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāseśa tīrtha and liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite in this verse; it states the distinctive phala (benefit) of the site.