Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

तत्रैव यदि लभ्येत चक्रैर्द्वादशभिः सह

Transliteration

tatraiva yadi labhyeta cakrairdvādaśabhiḥ saha

Translation

ଏବଂ ଯଦି ସେଠାରେ ହିଁ ଦ୍ୱାଦଶ ଚକ୍ରଚିହ୍ନ ସହିତ ତାହା (ପାଷାଣ/ଚିହ୍ନ) ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक (there)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शर्तार्थक (conditional: if)

• labhyeta: would be obtained/found
• labhyeta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (be obtained)

• cakraiḥ: with discs
• cakraiḥ: Sahakarana/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• dvādaśabhiḥ: with twelve
• dvādaśabhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; संख्याविशेषणम् (twelve)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (dvādaśa-cakrāṅka-prāpti)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds a rare stone bearing multiple (twelve) discus-marks, while a priest points out each mark; the sea-shore tīrtha glows with sanctity, suggesting an exceptional find.

Characters & Entities

• Cakra
• Dvādaśa (twelve)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text introduces graded sacred signs at the tīrtha, preparing for a higher salvific description.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha in the Dvārakā Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it references obtaining/finding a sacred object characterized by twelve cakras.