Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्रैव चक्रतीर्थं तु तीर्थकोटिफलप्रदम् । लोकेश्वरं स्वयंभूतं पूर्वमिंद्रेश्वरेति च

Transliteration

tatraiva cakratīrthaṃ tu tīrthakoṭiphalapradam | lokeśvaraṃ svayaṃbhūtaṃ pūrvamiṃdreśvareti ca

Translation

அங்கேயே சக்ரதீர்த்தம் உள்ளது; அது கோடி தீர்த்தங்களின் பலனை அளிப்பது. அங்கே சுயம்புவான லோகேஸ்வரர் அருள்பாலிக்கிறார்; முன்பு ‘இந்த்ரேஸ்வரர்’ என்றும் புகழப்பட்டார்.

Word by Word

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• cakratīrtham: Cakra-tīrtha
• cakratīrtham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra-tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक; चक्र + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (contrastive/conjunctive particle)

• tīrthakoṭiphalapradam: granting the fruit of crores of pilgrimages
• tīrthakoṭiphalapradam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīrtha-koṭi-phala-prada (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + कोटि + फल + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषणं चक्रतीर्थम् प्रति

• lokeśvaram: Lokeśvara
• lokeśvaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• svayaṃbhūtam: self-manifest
• svayaṃbhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svayaṃ-bhūta (प्रातिपदिक; स्वयम् + भूत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषणं लोकेश्वरम् प्रति

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/earlier)

• indreśvara: Indreśvara
• indreśvara: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश (quotative)

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

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (with Lokeśvara/Indreśvara svayambhū-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’ in the passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at a radiant water-body marked as Cakratīrtha; nearby stands a svayambhū liṅga shrine titled Lokeśvara/Indreśvara, with subtle iconographic hints of Indra’s earlier association.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Lokeśvara
• Indreśvara
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas are portrayed as concentrated sources of merit, where a single visit equals many pilgrimages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha and the self-manifest Śiva known as Lokeśvara/Indreśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-sevana—visiting the tīrtha and taking darśana of the svayaṃbhū Lokeśvara.