Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तरत्तरंगनामाढ्यं काकतीर्थं महाप्रभम् । तत्र तीर्थं पुनस्त्वन्यत्तीर्थं धारेश्वरं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

tarattaraṃganāmāḍhyaṃ kākatīrthaṃ mahāprabham | tatra tīrthaṃ punastvanyattīrthaṃ dhāreśvaraṃ smṛtam

Translation

‘ତରତ୍ତରଙ୍ଗ’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ କାକତୀର୍ଥ ମହାପ୍ରଭାରେ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ। ସେଠାରେ ପୁନଃ ଅନ୍ୟ ଏକ ତୀର୍ଥ ଅଛି, ଯାହା ଧାରେଶ୍ୱର-ତୀର୍ଥ ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ।

Word by Word

• tarat-taraṅga-nāma-āḍhyam: abounding in the name ‘Tarat-taraṅga’
• tarat-taraṅga-nāma-āḍhyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tarat (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + taraṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम्ना आढ्यम् = 'rich in the name'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (काकतीर्थस्य)

• kāka-tīrtham: Kāka-tīrtha
• kāka-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāka (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• mahā-prabham: very splendid
• mahā-prabham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (काकतीर्थस्य)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• tīrtham: a tirtha
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये निर्दिश्यमानम्

• punas: again/further
• punas: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनः (adverb)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

• anyat: another
• anyat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• tīrtham: tirtha
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• dhāreśvaram: Dhāreśvara
• dhāreśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• smṛtam: is said/recorded
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ("is said")

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāka-tīrtha (Tarattaraṅga) and Dhāreśvara-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright, wave-rich ford called Tarattaraṅga (Kāka-tīrtha) gleams; nearby another ford, Dhāreśvara, is indicated—suggesting a Śiva shrine by a flowing stream.

Characters & Entities

• Kāka-tīrtha
• Tarattaraṅga
• Dhāreśvara-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is structured as a sequence of named tīrthas, each carrying distinct remembrance and sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāka-tīrtha (also called Tarattaraṅga) and Dhāreśvara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is mentioned; the verse primarily enumerates tīrthas for pilgrimage recognition.