Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

शतैककोटिभिस्तीर्थैर्गोमत्युदधिसंगमे । वर्त्तंते कृष्णसेवायां सोत्सवानि द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

śataikakoṭibhistīrthairgomatyudadhisaṃgame | varttaṃte kṛṣṇasevāyāṃ sotsavāni dvijottamāḥ

Translation

ഗോമതി-സമുദ്ര സംഗമത്തിൽ, ശത-ഏക-കോടി തീർഥങ്ങളുടെ നടുവിൽ, ദ്വിജോത്തമർ ഉത്സവങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ കൃഷ്ണസേവയിൽ നിരന്തരം ലീനരായിരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• शतैककोटिभिः: by hundreds of millions (of)
• शतैककोटिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + एक + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (pl.); द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• तीर्थैः: by sacred places/pilgrimage-sites
• तीर्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (pl.)

• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: at the confluence of the Gomati and the ocean
• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक) + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोमत्याः उदधेः संगमः)

• वर्तन्ते: they take place / occur
• वर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (pl.), आत्मनेपद

• कृष्ण-सेवायाम्: in the service of Krishna
• कृष्ण-सेवायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य सेवा)

• स-उत्सवानि: with festivals; festive
• स-उत्सवानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थक/सह) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), बहुवचन (pl.); अव्ययीभावः (सह उत्सवैः/उत्सवयुक्तानि)

• द्विजोत्तमाः: excellent Brahmins
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन (pl.); कर्मधारयः (उत्तमाः द्विजाः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī–Sāgara Saṅgama (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the river mouth, steps descend to where the Gomati meets the sea; crowds of dvijottamas and pilgrims perform Kṛṣṇa-sevā amid banners, lamps, and offerings; innumerable tīrtha presences shimmer in the air.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Ocean (Udadhi)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest fruit of pilgrimage is bhakti expressed as service—tīrtha-visits culminate in devotion, worship, and communal celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomati–ocean confluence (Gomaty-udadhi-saṅgama) associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Participation in Kṛṣṇa-sevā and utsava (festive worship) is implied, though no single prescribed act (like snāna/dāna) is explicitly stated.