Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा च गायत्रीसरस्वत्यौ च काश्यपः । नत्वा तीर्थद्वयं भक्त्या दण्डपाणिं च भैरवम्

Transliteration

tatra gatvā ca gāyatrīsarasvatyau ca kāśyapaḥ | natvā tīrthadvayaṃ bhaktyā daṇḍapāṇiṃ ca bhairavam

Translation

Setibanya di sana, Kāśyapa mendatangi Gāyatrī dan Sarasvatī. Dengan bhakti beliau menunduk menyembah sepasang tīrtha itu, serta menyembah Bhairava Daṇḍapāṇi, yang memegang tongkat.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

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

• गायत्रीसरस्वत्यौ: Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī
• गायत्रीसरस्वत्यौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual)

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

• काश्यपः: Kāśyapa
• काश्यपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• तीर्थद्वयम्: the pair of tīrthas
• तीर्थद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Manner/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• दण्डपाणिम्: (him) whose hand holds a staff
• दण्डपाणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• भैरवम्: Bhairava
• भैरवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gayatrī–Sarasvatī with Daṇḍapāṇi Bhairava

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāśyapa arrives at the twin tīrthas, bows with devotion, then salutes Bhairava holding a staff/club (daṇḍa), standing as guardian near the ford—fierce yet protective.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa
• Gayatrī Tīrtha
• Sarasvatī Tīrtha
• Bhairava
• Daṇḍapāṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed through devotion and reverence—honoring both the tīrtha and its guardian deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gayatrī Tīrtha and Sarasvatī Tīrtha, with Bhairava (Daṇḍapāṇi) connected to the locale as a revered deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bowing (namaskāra) to the tīrthas and venerating Bhairava as part of proper tīrtha observance before/alongside snāna.