Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

पुरा पंचनदे तीर्थे त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुते । सहस्ररश्मिर्भगवांस्तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्

Transliteration

purā paṃcanade tīrthe triṣulokeṣu viśrute | sahasraraśmirbhagavāṃstapastepe sudāruṇam

Translation

പുരാതനകാലത്ത്, ത്രിലോകങ്ങളിലും പ്രസിദ്ധമായ പഞ്ചനദ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ, സഹസ്രരശ്മിയായ ഭഗവാൻ ആദിത്യൻ അത്യന്തം കഠിനമായ തപസ് ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: formerly)

• पञ्चनदे: at Pañcanada
• पञ्चनदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (place-name)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• विश्रुते: renowned, famous
• विश्रुते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; 'तीर्थे' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सहस्र-रश्मिः: the thousand-rayed one (Sun)
• सहस्र-रश्मिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one whose rays are a thousand)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तेपे: performed (austerity)
• तेपे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सुदारुणम्: very severe
• सुदारुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; 'तपः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcanada Tīrtha

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a grand confluence of five rivers, Surya (Sahasra-raśmi) performs fierce austerities—standing in yogic stillness amid blazing light, with rivers swirling around and sages witnessing from the banks.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Sahasraraśmi (Sūrya/Āditya)
• Pañcanada Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even deities model tapas; sacred places gain enduring glory through divine austerities performed there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pañcanada Tīrtha, described as renowned across the three worlds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is exemplified as a potent spiritual discipline connected to tīrtha power.