Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अर्जुनस्य च तीर्थं तु सुभद्रातीर्थमेव च । देवकीतीर्थमाद्यं तु रोहिणीतीर्थमेव च

Transliteration

arjunasya ca tīrthaṃ tu subhadrātīrthameva ca | devakītīrthamādyaṃ tu rohiṇītīrthameva ca

Translation

ഇവിടെ അർജുനന്റെ തീർത്ഥവും സുഭദ്രാ-തീർത്ഥവും ഉണ്ട്; അതുപോലെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമായ ദേവകീ-തീർത്ഥവും രോഹിണീ-തീർത്ഥവും ഉണ്ട്।

Word by Word

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• तीर्थम्: (the) tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सूचीकरणे (in enumeration)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrast)

• सुभद्रातीर्थम्: Subhadrā-tīrtha
• सुभद्रातीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रा + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

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

• देवकीतीर्थम्: Devakī-tīrtha
• देवकीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आद्यम्: the first/prime
• आद्यम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of देवकीतीर्थम्

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrast)

• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Rohiṇī-tīrtha
• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

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

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual narrator addressing brāhmaṇas/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arjuna-tīrtha; Subhadrā-tīrtha; Devakī-tīrtha (ādya/foremost); Rohiṇī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four adjacent ghāṭas/kundas labeled Arjuna, Subhadrā, Devakī (foremost), and Rohiṇī; pilgrims offer flowers; a subtle icon of Arjuna’s bow and maternal lamps near Devakī/Rohiṇī ghāṭas.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Subhadrā
• Devakī
• Rohiṇī
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is portrayed as a living sacred landscape where devotion is anchored in specific tīrthas connected to divine associates, making pilgrimage a direct support for purification and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arjuna-Tīrtha, Subhadrā-Tīrtha, Devakī-Tīrtha, and Rohiṇī-Tīrtha within the Dvārakā sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse itself lists tīrthas; the implied practice is tīrtha-snān (ritual bathing/visiting) at these named sites.