Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तत्रैव गच्छ त्वं यत्र देवी सरस्वती । नान्यैस्तीर्थैः सहस्रैस्त्वं कर्तुं शक्यो विकल्मषः

Transliteration

tasmāttatraiva gaccha tvaṃ yatra devī sarasvatī | nānyaistīrthaiḥ sahasraistvaṃ kartuṃ śakyo vikalmaṣaḥ

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ദേവി സരസ്വതി ഉള്ള അതേ സ്ഥലത്തേക്കു നീ പോകുക; മറ്റു ആയിരം തീർത്ഥങ്ങളാലും നീ ഇങ്ങനെ എളുപ്പത്തിൽ നിർമലനാകുവാൻ കഴിയില്ല।

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत्; तस्मात् (ablatival adverb) = तद्-प्रातिपदिकस्य पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचन-रूपम्, हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपातः (emphasis/only)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (where)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• anyaiḥ: by other
• anyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• tīrthaiḥ: with sacred places
• tīrthaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• sahasraiḥ: with thousands
• sahasraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kartum: to make/to become
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kartum (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक अव्ययवत्

• śakyaḥ: possible/able
• śakyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/ण्वुलादि-सम्भव ‘śakya’ = possible), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• vikalmaṣaḥ: free from sin
• vikalmaṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative context within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; a guiding authority addressing Rāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī-tīrtha at Prabhāsa

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-like figure points the pilgrim toward the Sarasvatī-tīrtha at Prabhāsa; in the background, many distant tīrthas are shown as faint, while Prabhāsa shines prominently.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain divinely charged tīrthas are uniquely potent; sincere pilgrimage to them can remove impurity more effectively than many lesser observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha within Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa region).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct instruction to undertake pilgrimage (gaccha) to the Sarasvatī site for purification.