Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

गङ्गा च यमुना चैव तथा देवी सरस्वती । चन्द्रभागा च रेवा च शरयूर्गंडकी तथा

Transliteration

gaṅgā ca yamunā caiva tathā devī sarasvatī | candrabhāgā ca revā ca śarayūrgaṃḍakī tathā

Translation

கங்கை, யமுனை, தேவியான சரஸ்வதி; மேலும் சந்திரபாகா, ரேவா (நர்மதா), சரயூ, கந்தகி—இப் புனித நதிகள் அனைத்தும் அங்கே இருந்தன.

Word by Word

• गङ्गा: Gaṅgā
• गङ्गा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यमुना: Yamunā
• यमुना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• चन्द्रभागा: Candrabhāgā
• चन्द्रभागा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रभागा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रेवा: Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शरयूः: Śarayū
• शरयूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरयू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• गण्डकी: Gaṇḍakī
• गण्डकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: also)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (narrative voice continuing in the adhyāya; explicit speaker appears shortly after)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as gathering locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like revelation of river-goddesses: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Sarasvatī and others appear as distinct devīs, each carrying her river’s iconography, assembling toward Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Yamunā
• Sarasvatī
• Candrabhāgā
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Śarayū
• Gaṇḍakī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All major sacred rivers are honored as purifying powers, whose presence sanctifies a tīrtha and supports dharmic worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya section of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription appears in this verse; it sets the sacred context by naming rivers whose waters are used for purification and worship.