Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि मंकीश्वरमनुत्तमम् । त्रिसंगमसमीपस्थं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi maṃkīśvaramanuttamam | trisaṃgamasamīpasthaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

ஈஸ்வரன் கூறினார்—பின்னர், மகாதேவி, திரிசங்கமத்தின் அருகில் உள்ள, எல்லாப் பாபங்களையும் அழிக்கும் ஒப்பற்ற மங்கீஸ்வரனை அடைய வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/हेतु/देशसूचक (then/from there)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महा देवी)

• मंकीश्वरम्: to Maṃkīśvara (a Śiva shrine)
• मंकीश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंकीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मंकी + ईश्वरः)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्रिसंगमसमीपस्थम्: situated near Trisaṅgama
• त्रिसंगमसमीपस्थम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिसंगम + समीप + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (त्रिसंगमस्य समीपे स्थितम्)

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वपातकानां नाशनम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṃkīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Pārvatī on a sacred map: the confluence behind them, and ahead a small but radiant liṅga-shrine named Maṃkīśvara; pilgrims approach with offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Maṃkīśvara
• Trisaṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to a sanctified Śiva-liṅga, approached with faith, is taught as a purifying act that removes sin and renews dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṃkīśvara, a Śiva-liṅga close to the Trisaṅgama tīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is to “go” (gacchet) to Maṃkīśvara as part of tīrtha-yātrā; detailed rites appear in later verses.