Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सरस्वत्युवाच । अद्यप्रभृति सर्वज्ञो ह्यत्र लोके भविष्यसि । नाम्ना तव तथा तीर्थमेतत्ख्यातिं प्रयास्यति

Transliteration

sarasvatyuvāca | adyaprabhṛti sarvajño hyatra loke bhaviṣyasi | nāmnā tava tathā tīrthametatkhyātiṃ prayāsyati

Translation

സരസ്വതി ദേവി പറഞ്ഞു—ഇന്നുമുതൽ നീ ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ നിശ്ചയമായി സർവ്വജ്ഞനാകും. അതുപോലെ ഈ തീർത്ഥവും നിന്റെ നാമത്താൽ പ്രസിദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रभृति: from (this time) onward
• प्रभृति: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भवाचक-अव्यय (from...onwards)

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• तीर्थम्: the pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ख्यातिम्: fame/renown
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयास्यति: will attain
• प्रयास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sarasvatī

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Piṇḍodaka
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a boon is granted at a sacred site, it transforms both the devotee’s destiny and the site’s identity in sacred memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The local Arbuda tīrtha that will become renowned by Piṇḍodaka’s name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse confirms the boon and the tīrtha’s future fame.