Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

अन्यानि तत्र तीर्थानि मुख्यानि वद मे गुरो । यथाभिषेके गोमत्याः फलं यदपि संगमे

Transliteration

anyāni tatra tīrthāni mukhyāni vada me guro | yathābhiṣeke gomatyāḥ phalaṃ yadapi saṃgame

Translation

ഹേ ഗുരുദേവാ! അവിടെയുള്ള മറ്റു പ്രധാന തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും എനിക്കു പറയുക; ഗോമതിയുടെ സംഗമത്തിൽ സ്നാനം (അഭിഷേകം) ചെയ്താൽ ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫലവും അറിയിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Karma (Object of vada)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karma (Object of vada; apposition to anyāni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• mukhyāni: principal, chief
• mukhyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of tīrthāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• vada: tell, speak
• vada: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative, Singular; enclitic)

• guro: O teacher
• guro: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• yathā-abhiṣeke: as (in) the anointing
• yathā-abhiṣeke: Adhikaraṇa (Context: 'in the case of anointing')
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यथā (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय) + अभिषेक (पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन)

• gomatyāḥ: of the Gomati (river)
• gomatyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma/Pradhāna (Result; object of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; relative pronoun)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• saṃgame: at the confluence/meeting
• saṃgame: Adhikaraṇa (Location/context: 'at the confluence')
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Indra (implied; continuing the query via Prahlāda’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī-saṅgama (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at the Gomati-saṅgama performing snāna with cupped hands, offering arghya to the sun, with the river merging into the sea; nearby ghāṭa steps and flags.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī (river)
• Dvārakā
• Tīrtha
• Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not random tourism; it is guided practice—knowing the chief tīrthas and the merits of proper sacred bathing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā region, especially the Gomatī-saṅgama (confluence) associated with sacred bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka/sṇāna (sacred bathing) at the Gomatī confluence is explicitly referenced.