Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

विप्रा ऊचुः । यदि तीर्थानि तिष्ठंति सर्वाणि सुरसत्तम । संगालेश्वरतीर्थे च तथा देवकुले शिवे

Transliteration

viprā ūcuḥ | yadi tīrthāni tiṣṭhaṃti sarvāṇi surasattama | saṃgāleśvaratīrthe ca tathā devakule śive

Translation

വിപ്രന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ സുരസത്തമാ! എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും സത്യമായും നിലകൊള്ളുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ—സംഗാലേശ്വര തീർത്ഥത്തിലും, അതുപോലെ ശിവന്റെ ദിവ്യ ദേവകുലത്തിലും—

Word by Word

• विप्राः: the brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Clause marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand, remain
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सुरसत्तम: O best of gods
• सुरसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां सत्तमः)

• संगालेश्वरतीर्थे: at the Saṅgāleśvara tīrtha
• संगालेश्वरतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगालेश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगालेश्वरस्य तीर्थे)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तथैव=likewise

• देवकुले: in the temple/abode of the gods
• देवकुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां कुलम्)

• शिवे: at/with Śiva (in Śiva’s shrine)
• शिवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (शिव-स्थानवाचक)

Speaker

Viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgāleśvara-tīrtha; Devakula-Śiva (sub-site)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A deva addressed as ‘surasattama’ (best among gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas with staffs and waterpots address a radiant deity (‘best among gods’), gesturing toward a sacred pool/ghat labeled Saṅgāleśvara and a nearby Śiva-sanctuary called Devakula.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgāleśvara Tīrtha
• Śiva (Deva-kula)
• Tīrthas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights a tīrtha’s integrative power—many holy places are believed to converge in especially potent sacred centers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṅgāleśvara Tīrtha and a Śaiva deva-kula (Śiva’s sacred precinct) within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse introduces a conditional inquiry that leads to a request/commitment about staying for purification.