Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एतत्त्रिसंगमं देवि महापातकनाशनम् । दुर्लभं त्रिषु लोकेषु वैशाख्यां तु विशेषतः

Transliteration

etattrisaṃgamaṃ devi mahāpātakanāśanam | durlabhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu vaiśākhyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Wahai Dewi, Trisaṅgama ini memusnahkan dosa-dosa besar. Ia amat sukar ditemui dalam tiga alam, lebih-lebih lagi pada bulan Vaiśākha.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (this)

• त्रिसंगमम्: the confluence of three (rivers)
• त्रिसंगमम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (त्रयाणां संगमः)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महापातकनाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महापातकानां नाशनम्)

• दुर्लभम्: rare to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• वैशाख्याम्: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• वैशाख्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मास-विशेषः (in the month of Vaiśākha)

• तु: indeed / especially
• तु: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• विशेषतः: particularly
• विशेषतः: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (especially/particularly)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trisaṅgama (in Prabhāsa)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic three-water confluence (Trisaṅgama) with swirling currents meeting; pilgrims bathe as a divine radiance rises from the waters, symbolically burning away dark stains of sin; banners indicate the month of Vaiśākha.

Characters & Entities

• Trisaṅgama
• Vaiśākha (month)
• Mahāpātaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas are celebrated as powerful agents of purification, and sacred months like Vaiśākha further heighten their efficacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Trisaṅgama (the threefold confluence) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A time emphasis: seek Trisaṅgama particularly during Vaiśākha for enhanced purification (implying pilgrimage and bathing).