Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

प्रत्यासन्नामिति ज्ञात्वा चक्रतीर्थमगाद्द्विजः । स्नात्वा च संगमे पुण्ये मोक्ष्येऽहं च कृताह्निकः

Transliteration

pratyāsannāmiti jñātvā cakratīrthamagāddvijaḥ | snātvā ca saṃgame puṇye mokṣye'haṃ ca kṛtāhnikaḥ

Translation

അടുത്താണെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞ ആ ദ്വിജൻ ചക്രതീർത്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി. ‘പുണ്യസംഗമത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, ആഹ്നികകർമ്മങ്ങൾ പൂർത്തിയാക്കി, ഞാൻ മോചിതനാകും’ എന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം വിചാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यासन्नाम्: (it) near/approaching
• प्रत्यासन्नाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-आसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular feminine (object-complement with ज्ञात्वा: 'knowing (it) to be near')

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive/gerund): 'having known'

• चक्रतीर्थम्: to Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; चक्र + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अगात्: went
• अगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Aorist 3rd sg: 'went'

• द्विजः: the brāhmaṇa
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; 'having bathed'

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

• संगमे: at the confluence
• संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular (agreeing with संगमे)

• मोक्ष्ये: I shall be liberated
• मोक्ष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future 1st sg: 'I shall be released'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular

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

• कृताह्निकः: one who has performed the daily rites
• कृताह्निकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अह्निक (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + अह्निक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (predicate adjective of अहम्)

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya narration; traditionally Sūta speaking to the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (Gomati-saṅgama)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa arrives at Cakratīrtha, steps into the confluence waters, performs snāna with focused saṅkalpa; afterward he stands dripping, composed, beginning āhnika as the sacred waters gleam with a wheel-like radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Puṇya-saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy confluences and tīrthas support purification and liberation-minded living when approached with faith and disciplined daily rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha and a puṇya-saṅgama (holy confluence) are explicitly highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) at the saṅgama, along with completing āhnika (daily ritual duties).