Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तीर्थानां चापि सर्वेषां यच्चान्यत्सुकृतं भुवि । उद्धरेत्पितृवर्गं च मातृवर्गं च मानवः

Transliteration

tīrthānāṃ cāpi sarveṣāṃ yaccānyatsukṛtaṃ bhuvi | uddharetpitṛvargaṃ ca mātṛvargaṃ ca mānavaḥ

Translation

ഇതിലൂടെ എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെയും പുണ്യവും, ഭൂമിയിൽ ഉള്ള മറ്റു സുകൃതങ്ങളുടെയും ഫലവും ലഭിക്കുന്നു. മനുഷ്യൻ ഇതാൽ പിതൃവംശവും മാതൃവംശവും—ഇരുവരെയും ഉയർത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तीर्थानाम्: of pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — of tīrthas

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक/स्त्री (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — of all

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — that/whatever

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

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — other

• सुकृतम्: merit, good deed
• सुकृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used as noun) — good deed/merit

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — on earth

• उद्धरेत्: should rescue
• उद्धरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — should lift up/rescue

• पितृवर्गम्: the paternal line (ancestors)
• पितृवर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — the group of fathers/ancestors

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

• मातृवर्गम्: the maternal line (ancestors)
• मातृवर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — the group of mothers/maternal ancestors

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

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — a man

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Ratneśvara worship)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa offers water with sesame (tarpaṇa) while the Ratneśvara shrine glows behind; subtle ancestral figures—paternal and maternal—rise in light, indicating uplift.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Pitṛ-varga
• Mātṛ-varga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained in a supreme tīrtha can extend beyond oneself, benefiting both paternal and maternal ancestral lines.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as conferring the merit of all other tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights ancestral uplift (uddhāra) as a result of tīrtha-merit; it aligns with śrāddha/tarpaṇa intent though not named explicitly here.