Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

मूलस्थानं चास्तमने चन्द्रभागातटे स्थितम् । यत्र सांबः स्वयं सिद्ध उपवासपरायणः

Transliteration

mūlasthānaṃ cāstamane candrabhāgātaṭe sthitam | yatra sāṃbaḥ svayaṃ siddha upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

അസ്തമയത്തിൽ ചന്ദ്രഭാഗാ തീരത്ത് സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്ന ‘മൂലസ്ഥാനം’ ഉണ്ട്; അവിടെ ഉപവാസപരനായ സാംബൻ സ്വയം സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• mūla-sthānam: the original place/primary seat
• mūla-sthānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (mūlasya sthānam); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

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

• astamane: at sunset
• astamane: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; कालवाचकम् (sunset)

• candrabhāgā-taṭe: on the bank of the Candrabhāgā
• candrabhāgā-taṭe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candrabhāgā (प्रातिपदिक) + taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (candrabhāgāyāḥ taṭaḥ); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• sthitam: situated
• sthitam: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (mūla-sthānam इति)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (relative adverb: where)

• sāṃbaḥ: Sāmba
• sāṃbaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta (Emphasis on subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (reflexive adverb: oneself)

• siddhaḥ: accomplished/perfected
• siddhaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (sāṃbaḥ इति)

• upavāsa-parāyaṇaḥ: devoted to fasting
• upavāsa-parāyaṇaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (upavāse parāyaṇaḥ / upavāsasya parāyaṇaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Citra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlasthāna on Candrabhāgā-taṭa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunset, the river Candrabhāgā glows copper; the Mūlasthāna shrine/spot is shown with a fasting Sāmba in austere posture, eyes fixed on the setting sun, suggesting attained siddhi and purification.

Characters & Entities

• Mūlasthāna
• Candrabhāgā
• Sāmba

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity (upavāsa) combined with tīrtha-devotion is portrayed as a path to siddhi and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mūlasthāna on the bank of the Candrabhāgā river, connected with Sāmba’s accomplishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Fasting (upavāsa) and sunset-time worship are highlighted by the narrative example of Sāmba.