Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

भागीरथीप्रयागादीन्क्षेत्रादीनथ सर्वशः । द्वारका मधुरालापैः सर्वानानंदयत्तदा

Transliteration

bhāgīrathīprayāgādīnkṣetrādīnatha sarvaśaḥ | dvārakā madhurālāpaiḥ sarvānānaṃdayattadā

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ദ്വാരക മധുരവചനങ്ങളാൽ ഭാഗീരഥി, പ്രയാഗം മുതലായ എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളെയും മറ്റു പുണ്യസ്ഥാനങ്ങളെയും എല്ലാതരത്തിലും ആനന്ദിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• भागीरथीप्रयागादीन्: Bhāgīrathī, Prayāga, and others
• भागीरथीप्रयागादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgīrathī + prayāga + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘भागीरथी-प्रयाग-आदि’ = भागीरथी च प्रयागश्च आदिः येषाम् (Bhāgīrathī, Prayāga, etc.)

• क्षेत्रादीन्: holy places and others
• क्षेत्रादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘क्षेत्र-आदि’ = क्षेत्रं आदिः येषाम् (holy places etc.)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भ-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• सर्वशः: in every way
• सर्वशः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समग्रता-अव्यय (adverb: in every way/entirely)

• द्वारका: Dvārakā
• द्वारका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मधुरालापैः: with sweet words
• मधुरालापैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhura + ālāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: मधुराः आलापाः (sweet words/speeches)

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्व-शब्दः (substantive)

• आनन्दयत्: gladdened, delighted
• आनन्दयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + nand (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: then)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāgīrathī; Prayāga; Dvārakā (as host-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dvārakā personified addresses Bhāgīrathī and Prayāga as divine beings; the great tīrthas appear as river-goddess and confluence-deity, smiling as they are delighted by her sweet words.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• Prayāga
• Kṣetras (holy fields)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are interconnected in dharma; Dvārakā is portrayed as harmonizing and uplifting the entire tīrtha-world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is glorified, while Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā) and Prayāga are honored as eminent tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse emphasizes the merit of honoring tīrthas through respectful speech and devotional regard.