Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

सवाहनपरीवाराः सजातिकुलबांधवाः । पुण्यतीर्थमिदं हित्वा प्रविशध्वं धरातले

Transliteration

savāhanaparīvārāḥ sajātikulabāṃdhavāḥ | puṇyatīrthamidaṃ hitvā praviśadhvaṃ dharātale

Translation

உங்கள் வாகனங்கள், பரிவாரங்கள், இனம் மற்றும் குல உறவினர்களுடன் இந்தப் புனிதத் தீர்த்தத்தை விட்டுவிட்டு பூமிக்கடியில் செல்லுங்கள்.

Word by Word

• सवाहनपरीवाराः: along with vehicles and retinue
• सवाहनपरीवाराः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वाहन + परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/सह-समासभावः (वाहनैः परिवारैः सह)

• सजातिकुलबांधवाः: with their people, family, and relatives
• सजातिकुलबांधवाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + जाति + कुल + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सह-भावार्थक-समास (with kinsmen of same community and family)

• पुण्यतीर्थम्: this holy ford/pilgrimage-place
• पुण्यतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पुण्यं तीर्थम्)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुण्यतीर्थम्)

• हित्वा: having abandoned/left
• हित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive: 'having left')

• प्रविशध्वम्: enter (you all)
• प्रविशध्वम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• धरातले: on the surface of the earth/ground
• धरातले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धरायाः तलम्)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual command to the obstructors)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Punyatīrtha / Muktitīrtha (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daityas/Dānavas (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daityas with mounts, retinues, and kin are ordered to abandon the holy tīrtha and descend into the earth; the tīrtha’s waters brighten as the hostile crowd retreats toward a fissure or subterranean passage.

Characters & Entities

• Puṇyatīrtha
• mounts/vehicles (vāhana)
• retinue (parivāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are to be kept free from adharmic obstruction; sacred geography is upheld by divine command and moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A puṇyatīrtha within Dvārakā Māhātmya, in the Muktitīrtha episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the instruction is to vacate the tīrtha so its sanctity and access for pilgrims remain intact.