Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

पुष्करं नैमिषं चैव अमरेशं तथापरम् । भैरवं मध्यमं कालं केदारं कणवीरकम्

Transliteration

puṣkaraṃ naimiṣaṃ caiva amareśaṃ tathāparam | bhairavaṃ madhyamaṃ kālaṃ kedāraṃ kaṇavīrakam

Translation

പുഷ്കരം, നൈമിഷം, അമരേശം മുതലായവ; ഭൈരവം, മധ്യമം, കാലം; കേദാരം, കണവീരകം—ഇവയും തീർത്ഥങ്ങളായി പ്രസിദ്ധം।

Word by Word

• पुष्करम्: Puṣkara
• पुष्करम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; नाम

• नैमिषम्: Naimiṣa
• नैमिषम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; नाम

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय — particle

• अमरेशम्: Amareśa
• अमरेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + ईश (प्रातिपदिक; स्थल/देवनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; नाम

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे — ‘and also’

• अपरम्: another (one)
• अपरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; (अमरेशं) इत्यस्य विशेषण/अन्यत् — ‘another’ (elliptic)

• भैरवम्: Bhairava
• भैरवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक; स्थल/देवनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; नाम

• मध्यमम्: middle/central
• मध्यमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; (कालं) इत्यस्य विशेषण — adjective of ‘kālam’

• कालम्: Kāla
• कालम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक; स्थल/देवनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; नाम

• केदारम्: Kedāra
• केदारम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; नाम

• कणवीरकम्: Kaṇavīraka
• कणवीरकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कणवीरक (प्रातिपदिक; स्थलनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; नाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha) as the implied recipient of homage; Puṣkara/Naimiṣa/Kedāra as exemplars

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of iconic tīrthas: Puṣkara as a lotus lake with Brahmā’s swan; Naimiṣa as a forest hermitage with sages; Kedāra as snowy peaks—each sending a stream of light toward Somnātha.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara
• Naimiṣa
• Amarēśa
• Bhairava
• Madhyama
• Kāla
• Kedāra
• Kaṇavīraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas portray a unified sacred landscape where renowned tīrthas collectively honor the supreme deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is being praised indirectly by listing famous tīrthas that are associated with its worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on the sanctity and interconnectedness of tīrthas.