Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन यात्रां तत्र समाचरेत् । य इच्छेदात्मनः सिद्धिमिह लोके परत्र च

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena yātrāṃ tatra samācaret | ya icchedātmanaḥ siddhimiha loke paratra ca

Translation

Посему всяким усердием следует совершать паломничество туда, если кто желает собственной сиддхи — духовного свершения — в этом мире и в ином.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वः प्रयत्नः यस्य/सर्वप्रयत्नः)

• यात्राम्: pilgrimage/journey
• यात्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practice
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत्

• इच्छेत्: would desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this world)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• परत्र: hereafter/in the next world
• परत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (there/afterwards, in the next world)

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

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-yātrā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A determined pilgrimage caravan ascending Arbuda’s paths: pilgrims with staffs and water pots, stopping at shrines and springs; the mountain looms ahead with a radiant sacred marker, symbolizing ‘siddhi’ as the journey’s goal.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda (implied pilgrimage site)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is presented as a purposeful dharmic discipline that supports both worldly well-being and spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda sacred region/tirtha praised in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yātrā: undertaking the pilgrimage to that sacred place with full commitment.