Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

गावल्गणस्य तीर्थं च अक्रूरस्य महात्मनः । बलदेवस्य तीर्थं तु उग्रसेनस्य चापरम्

Transliteration

gāvalgaṇasya tīrthaṃ ca akrūrasya mahātmanaḥ | baladevasya tīrthaṃ tu ugrasenasya cāparam

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ଗାବଲ୍ଗଣଙ୍କ ତୀର୍ଥ ଅଛି, ମହାତ୍ମା ଅକ୍ରୂରଙ୍କ ତୀର୍ଥ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଛି; ତଥା ବଳଦେବଙ୍କ ତୀର୍ଥ ଓ ଉଗ୍ରସେନଙ୍କ ଅନ୍ୟ ଏକ ତୀର୍ଥ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଛି।

Word by Word

• गावल्गणस्य: of Gāvalgaṇa
• गावल्गणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गावल्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थम्: (the) tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सूचीकरणे (in enumeration)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अक्रूरस्य: of Akrūra
• अक्रूरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of अक्रूरस्य

• बलदेवस्य: of Baladeva
• बलदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थम्: (the) tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सूचीकरणे (in enumeration)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrast)

• उग्रसेनस्य: of Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपरम्: another
• अपरम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (elliptic: ‘another [tīrtha]’)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gāvalgaṇa-tīrtha; Akrūra-tīrtha; Baladeva-tīrtha; Ugrasena-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-path along the Dvārakā littoral with small tīrtha-kundas/ghāṭas marked by banners bearing the names Gāvalgaṇa, Akrūra, Baladeva, and Ugrasena; distant temple spire and sea-horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Gāvalgaṇa
• Akrūra
• Baladeva
• Ugrasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Dvārakā landscape is portrayed as sanctified through association with exemplary devotees and leaders, making remembrance itself a form of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrthas associated with Gāvalgaṇa, Akrūra, Baladeva, and Ugrasena within the Dvārakā Māhātmya circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse continues the tīrtha-listing meant for pilgrimage visitation.