Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

यस्य प्रसिद्धिः परमा त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । प्रयागादधिकं यच्च मुक्तिदं ह्यस्ति पावनम्

Transliteration

yasya prasiddhiḥ paramā trailokye sacarācare | prayāgādadhikaṃ yacca muktidaṃ hyasti pāvanam

Translation

അതിന്റെയീ പ്രശസ്തി ചരാചരസഹിതം ത്രിലോകത്തിലും പരമമാണ്; കൂടാതെ അത് പ്രയാഗത്തേക്കാളും അധികം പാവനവും മോക്ഷദായകവുമെന്നു പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose/of which
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (whose/of which)

• prasiddhiḥ: fame, renown
• prasiddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘prasiddhiḥ’ इति विशेषण

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: tri + lokya (three worlds)

• sa-cara-acare: with all moving and unmoving (beings)
• sa-cara-acare: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुष: ‘चराचरैः सहिते’ (with moving and unmoving beings)

• prayāgāt: than Prayaga/from Prayaga
• prayāgāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• adhikam: greater, exceeding
• adhikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तुलनार्थक (comparative sense: more/exceeding)

• yat: which/that (place)
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mukti-dam: granting liberation
• mukti-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘मुक्तिं ददाति’ (giver of liberation)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pāvanam: purifying
• pāvanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘yat’ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakra/Rathāṅga tīrtha (Dvārakā coast)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic proclamation of the tīrtha’s fame: the three worlds echo its renown; sages, gods, and pilgrims converge, while a symbolic comparison to Prayāga is implied through twin river/ocean motifs and a radiant ‘mukti’ aura over the site.

Characters & Entities

• Prayāga
• Cakra Tīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma ranks certain sites as exceptionally potent for purification and liberation, encouraging pilgrimage rooted in faith and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Cakra/Rathāṅga tīrtha in the Dvārakā Māhātmya context, praised as surpassing Prayāga in merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is named; the verse functions as tīrtha-stuti (praise) to motivate visiting and honoring the site.