Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

प्रशस्तं चक्रतीर्थं च नात्र कार्य्या विचारणा

Transliteration

praśastaṃ cakratīrthaṃ ca nātra kāryyā vicāraṇā

Translation

Cakratīrtha sesungguhnya amat mulia; tentang hal ini tiada perlu pertimbangan lagi.

Word by Word

• प्रशस्तम्: excellent
• प्रशस्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘चक्रतीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चक्रतीर्थम्: Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• कार्य्या: necessary (to be done)
• कार्य्या: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्—‘to be done/necessary’

• विचारणा: consideration, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A simple declarative tableau: the tirtha waters gleam; a sign of Viṣṇu’s cakra symbolism appears (disc motif), pilgrims pause in reverence as a sage proclaims the tirtha’s greatness.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is affirmed through Purāṇic authority; faith and reverence are encouraged over doubt.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, a sacred bathing-place associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it is a direct praise establishing the tīrtha’s greatness.