Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि तीर्थानि यानि संति महीतले । तानि दृष्ट्वा तु देवेशि पुनर्जन्म न विन्दते

Transliteration

evamādīni tīrthāni yāni saṃti mahītale | tāni dṛṣṭvā tu deveśi punarjanma na vindate

Translation

Demikianlah pelbagai tīrtha yang ada di permukaan bumi; sesiapa yang telah menziarahinya dan menyaksikannya, wahai Dewi, tidak lagi memperoleh kelahiran semula.

Word by Word

• एवमादीनि: such and the like
• एवमादीनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural; विशेषणम् तीर्थानि प्रति

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage-places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Relative pronoun; Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• सन्ति: exist/are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person plural

• महीतले: on the earth’s surface
• महीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (gerund); Absolutive; ‘having seen’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• देवेशि: O goddess (lady of the gods)
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative, Singular; संबोधन (address)

• पुनर्जन्म: rebirth
• पुनर्जन्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• विन्दते: finds/attains
• विन्दते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्/विन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd person singular, middle

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Pārvatī as deveśi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: All tīrthas (with Prabhāsa as immediate context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘deveśi’ in the surrounding passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim completing a grand yātrā: a montage of many tīrthas fading into a single radiant path; the soul (jīva) symbolically crossing a river/ocean of saṃsāra toward a luminous gateway, with the words ‘punarjanma na vindate’ embodied as broken chains.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrthas
• Deveśī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-darśana is presented as a powerful aid toward liberation, reducing or ending the cycle of rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of tīrthas on earth, within a chapter centered on Prabhāsa’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is darśana/visitation of tīrthas; no details of snāna, dāna, or japa are specified here.