Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

माघं यः क्षपते सर्वं गोमत्युदधिसंगमे । ब्राह्मणानुज्ञया विप्राः सर्वं संपूर्णतां व्रजेत्

Transliteration

māghaṃ yaḥ kṣapate sarvaṃ gomatyudadhisaṃgame | brāhmaṇānujñayā viprāḥ sarvaṃ saṃpūrṇatāṃ vrajet

Translation

Wahai para brāhmaṇa, sesiapa yang menghabiskan seluruh bulan Māgha di pertemuan Sungai Gomatī dengan lautan—dengan keizinan para brāhmaṇa—akan mencapai kesempurnaan dalam segala hal.

Word by Word

• माघम्: the month of Māgha
• माघम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• क्षपते: spends/passes (time)
• क्षपते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘क्षपते’ = ‘व्यतीतयति/नयति’ (spends)

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (माघम्)

• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: at the confluence of the Gomati and the ocean
• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती-उदधि-संगम (प्रातिपदिक; गोमती + उदधि + संगम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘गोमत्याः उदधिना सह संगमः’ इति (सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ब्राह्मण-अनुज्ञया: by/with the permission of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण-अनुज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण-अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक; ब्राह्मण + अनुज्ञा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘ब्राह्मणानाम् अनुज्ञा’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विप्राः: O Brahmins / learned ones
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते (O vipras)

• सर्वम्: everything/complete result
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ = ‘समस्तं फलम्/सिद्धिम्’ (contextual object)

• संपूर्णताम्: fullness/completion
• संपूर्णताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपूर्णता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रजेत्: would attain/go to
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative convention within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī–udadhi-saṅgama (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims reside through Māgha on the sandy banks where the Gomatī meets the sea; dawn snāna, small fires for homa, brāhmaṇas giving blessings, and Dvārakā’s temples in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Ocean (Udādhi/Sāgara)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Māgha (month)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Extended sacred observance (vāsa) at a tīrtha, guided by dharmic community sanction, is said to bring holistic spiritual and worldly completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomatī–Ocean confluence (Gomatī-udadhi-saṅgama) associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Spending the full month of Māgha at the confluence as a vrata-like observance, undertaken with brāhmaṇas’ consent.