Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तस्यैवानन्तरं राजन्कौबेरं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । कुबेरो यत्र संसिद्धो यक्षाणामधिपः पुरा

Transliteration

tasyaivānantaraṃ rājankauberaṃ tīrthamuttamam | kubero yatra saṃsiddho yakṣāṇāmadhipaḥ purā

Translation

Logo em seguida, ó rei, está o excelente Kaubera-tīrtha, onde Kubera, senhor dos Yakṣas, outrora alcançou a perfeição.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that/thereafter
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), ‘immediately after’

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• कौबेरम्: (the) Kubera-related
• कौबेरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘तीर्थम्’

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage spot
• तीर्थम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Object (understood ‘(there is)’)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘तीर्थम्’

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Subject

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• संसिद्धः: was perfected/accomplished
• संसिद्धः: Karta (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + सिध् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘fully accomplished/attained perfection’

• यक्षाणाम्: of the Yakṣas
• यक्षाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• अधिपः: lord
• अधिपः: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to ‘कुबेरः’

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Sambandha (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaubera-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverbank shrine-marker naming ‘Kaubera-tīrtha’; Kubera depicted as a regal yakṣa-king with mace/money-pot, attended by yakṣas; pilgrims arriving from the previous ghāṭa.

Characters & Entities

• Kaubera-tīrtha
• Kubera
• Yakṣas
• Mahīpāla (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places preserve the memory of divine accomplishments; visiting them connects the pilgrim to those perfected energies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kaubera-tīrtha, associated with Kubera, lord of the Yakṣas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is to proceed next to Kaubera-tīrtha; specific rites are detailed in the following verses.