Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

आजगाम तपस्तप्तुं स्वर्णरेखानदीतटे । ईशानकोणे नगरात्स्वर्णरेखानदीजले

Transliteration

ājagāma tapastaptuṃ svarṇarekhānadītaṭe | īśānakoṇe nagarātsvarṇarekhānadījale

Translation

അവൻ സ്വർണരേഖാ നദീതീരത്ത് തപസ്സിനായി എത്തി—നഗരത്തിന്റെ ഈശാന ദിക്കിൽ, സ്വർണരേഖയുടെ പവിത്ര ജലത്തിനരികെ।

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तप्तुम्: to perform austerity
• तप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तप् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• स्वर्णरेखानदीतटे: on the bank of the Svarṇarekhā river
• स्वर्णरेखानदीतटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णरेखा (प्रातिपदिक) + नदी (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्वर्णरेखानद्याः तटे), पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईशानकोणे: in the north-east corner
• ईशानकोणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (ईशानस्य कोणः), पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नगरात्: from the city
• नगरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वर्णरेखानदीजले: in the water of the Svarṇarekhā river
• स्वर्णरेखानदीजले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णरेखा (प्रातिपदिक) + नदी (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्वर्णरेखानद्याः जले), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sārasvata

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svarṇarekhā-nadī (Vastrāpatha)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha reaches the golden-streaked Svarṇarekhā riverbank, northeast of the city, and prepares for austerities in solitude.

Characters & Entities

• Svarṇarekhā River
• Vāmana (city)
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity undertaken at a tīrtha—especially by sacred waters—intensifies spiritual focus and invites divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Svarṇarekhā River at Vastrāpathakṣetra, in the īśāna (northeast) direction of the city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking tapas (austerity) at the riverbank and in/near the river waters is indicated.