Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

प्रभासं सोमतीर्थं च ततस्तु कृमिजांगले । एकहंसं ततो राजन्पुण्यपारिप्लवं ततः

Transliteration

prabhāsaṃ somatīrthaṃ ca tatastu kṛmijāṃgale | ekahaṃsaṃ tato rājanpuṇyapāriplavaṃ tataḥ

Translation

അവൻ പ്രഭാസത്തിലും സോമതീർത്ഥത്തിലും പോയി; തുടർന്ന് കൃമിജാംഗലത്തിലേക്ക്; പിന്നെ, ഹേ രാജൻ, ഏകഹംസത്തിലേക്ക്; അതിനുശേഷം പുണ്യപാരിപ്ലവത്തെ പ്രാപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (a sacred place)
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सोमतीर्थम्: Soma-tīrtha
• सोमतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana/Desha-Kala (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• तु: indeed; then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• कृमिजाङ्गले: in/at Kṛmijāṅgala
• कृमिजाङ्गले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृमिजाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृमिभिः युक्तं जाङ्गलम्)

• एकहंसम्: Ekahaṃsa (a tīrtha/place)
• एकहंसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (एकः हंसः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Desha-Kala (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्यपारिप्लवम्: Puṇya-pāriplava (a sacred place)
• पुण्यपारिप्लवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + पारिप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (पुण्यं पारिप्लवम्)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Desha-Kala (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereafter)

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (narrating within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Arbuda Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa; Somatīrtha; Ekahaṃsa; Puṇyapāriplava (sequence)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Coastal sacred landscape of Prabhāsa with temple spires and sea breeze; Somatīrtha as a moonlit waterbody; then a montage of lesser-known tīrthas—forest clearings, small shrines, and river-fords—marking the pilgrim’s steady progress.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Somatīrtha
• Kṛmijāṅgala
• Ekahaṃsa
• Puṇyapāriplava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma presents purification as a journey through many tīrthas, each adding merit and cleansing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa and Somatīrtha are explicitly named along with other tīrthas in the itinerary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking sequential tīrtha visits (yātrā) is emphasized; particular rituals are not specified here.