Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

कृष्णतीर्थं ततो जातं नाम्ना हि धरणीतले । शृणु पार्थिवशार्दूल तत्र स्नातस्य यत्फलम्

Transliteration

kṛṣṇatīrthaṃ tato jātaṃ nāmnā hi dharaṇītale | śṛṇu pārthivaśārdūla tatra snātasya yatphalam

Translation

“Sejak itu, di muka bumi tempat itu dikenali dengan nama ‘Kṛṣṇatīrtha’. Dengarlah, wahai harimau di antara raja-raja, akan buah pahala bagi orang yang mandi di sana.”

Word by Word

• कृष्णतीर्थम्: Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha
• कृष्णतीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha: sacred ford named Kṛṣṇa)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (thereupon)

• जातम्: arose
• जातम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (born/arisen)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (by name/as named)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed)

• धरणीतले: on earth
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (on the surface of the earth)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (hear)

• पार्थिवशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• पार्थिवशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (O tiger among kings)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• स्नातस्य: of one who has bathed
• स्नातस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (of one who has bathed)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (which)

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (fruit/result)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha

Type: kund/ghat-associated tīrtha (hrada context follows)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva-śārdūla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-narrator gestures toward a newly sanctified waterbody as attendants and a king listen; a subtle inscription-like banner ‘Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha’ appears in the scene’s symbolic space.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇatīrtha
• Arbuda (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha gains enduring power through divine origin and naming; hearing and following its māhātmya leads devotees toward merit.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Kṛṣṇatīrtha (a sacred bathing-place associated with Arbuda-parvata).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Kṛṣṇatīrtha, with promised spiritual results.