Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

गंगाद्वारे प्रयागे च गंगायां कुरुजांगले । प्रभासे शुक्लतीर्थे च श्रीस्थले पुष्करेऽपि च

Transliteration

gaṃgādvāre prayāge ca gaṃgāyāṃ kurujāṃgale | prabhāse śuklatīrthe ca śrīsthale puṣkare'pi ca

Translation

Em Gaṅgādvāra, em Prayāga, no Gaṅgā em Kurujāṅgala, em Prabhāsa, em Śukla-tīrtha, em Śrī-sthala e também em Puṣkara—

Word by Word

• गङ्गाद्वारे: at Gangādvāra (Haridwar)
• गङ्गाद्वारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गाद्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—गङ्गायाः द्वारम् (गङ्गाद्वार)

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गङ्गायाम्: in/on the Ganges
• गङ्गायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कुरुजाङ्गले: in Kurujāṅgala
• कुरुजाङ्गले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुजाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (देश/स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कुरूणां जाङ्गलम् (region of the Kurus)

• प्रभासे: at Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुक्लतीर्थे: at Śuklatīrtha
• शुक्लतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—शुक्लं तीर्थम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रीस्थले: at Śrīsthala
• श्रीस्थले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—श्रियाः स्थलम् / श्री-सम्बन्धि स्थलम्

• पुष्करे: at Puṣkara
• पुष्करे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, Dvārakā-māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrtha-smaraṇa (Gaṅgādvāra–Prayāga–Prabhāsa–Puṣkara etc.)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / or the addressed king in the surrounding passage (context suggests ‘bhūpāla’ appears next verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sage narrates a garland-like list of sacred places; behind him a stylized map-mandala shows Gaṅgā’s gate at Haridwar, the confluence at Prayāga, Kurujāṅgala plains, Prabhāsa coast, and Puṣkara lake, all linked by a luminous thread of merit.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgādvāra
• Prayāga
• Gaṅgā
• Kurujāṅgala
• Prabhāsa
• Śukla-tīrtha
• Śrī-sthala
• Puṣkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa maps a network of famed tīrthas, framing Dvārakā’s glory within India’s broader sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Multiple tīrthas are named—Gaṅgādvāra, Prayāga, Prabhāsa, Śukla-tīrtha, Śrī-sthala, and Puṣkara—forming a pilgrimage constellation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse primarily enumerates tīrthas; the associated rites (snāna, tarpaṇa, piṇḍa-dāna) are detailed in the surrounding verses.