Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

प्राप्यते हेलया यत्र सर्वे कामा न संशयः । गोमतीजलकल्लोलैः क्रीडते यत्र सागरः

Transliteration

prāpyate helayā yatra sarve kāmā na saṃśayaḥ | gomatījalakallolaiḥ krīḍate yatra sāgaraḥ

Translation

എവിടെ ലഘുവായിട്ടുപോലും എല്ലാ അഭിലാഷങ്ങളും ലഭ്യമാകുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല; എവിടെ ഗോമതിയുടെ ജലതരംഗശിഖരങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ സമുദ്രം ക്രീഡിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ തോന്നുന്നു.

Word by Word

• प्राप्यते: is obtained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्ग: प्र

• हेलया: with ease/effortlessly
• हेलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘कामा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कामा: desires
• कामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• गोमतीजलकल्लोलैः: with the waves of Gomatī’s water
• गोमतीजलकल्लोलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमतीजलकल्लोल (प्रातिपदिक) = गोमती + जल + कल्लोल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गोमत्याः जलस्य कल्लोलाः)

• क्रीडते: plays/sports
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सागरः: the ocean
• सागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: गोमती-उदधि-संगम

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the estuary, the ocean ‘plays’ with Gomati’s wave-crests; pilgrims watch shimmering waters where river and sea interlace like dancers.

Characters & Entities

• Gomati
• Ocean (Sāgara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as swift and accessible, encouraging trust in sacred places as channels of divine compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomati–Ocean confluence (Gomatī-udadhi/saṅgama).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; it proclaims the site’s power to grant desired fruits.