Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

माघे सर्वाणि तीर्थानि प्रयागमवियांति हि । प्राच्युदीची प्रतीचीतो दक्षिणाधस्तथोर्ध्वतः

Transliteration

māghe sarvāṇi tīrthāni prayāgamaviyāṃti hi | prācyudīcī pratīcīto dakṣiṇādhastathordhvataḥ

Translation

మాఘమాసంలో సమస్త తీర్థాలు నిశ్చయంగా ప్రయాగానికి చేరుతాయి—తూర్పు, ఉత్తరం, పడమరం, దక్షిణం, క్రిందనుండి మరియు పై నుండి।

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी (locative of time)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• प्रयागम्: to Prayāga
• प्रयागम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अभियान्ति: go/come towards
• अभियान्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• प्राची: the east
• प्राची: दिक्-निर्देश (Directional specification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; दिक्शब्द

• उदीची: the north
• उदीची: दिक्-निर्देश (Directional specification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; दिक्शब्द

• प्रतीचीतः: from the west
• प्रतीचीतः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (ablative)

• दक्षिणात्: from the south
• दक्षिणात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; दिक्शब्द

• अधः: from below/downwards
• अधः: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ (also/likewise)

• ऊर्ध्वतः: from above
• ऊर्ध्वतः: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prayāga (Triveṇī-saṅgama)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast confluence landscape where personified tīrthas stream in from all directions—east, north, west, south—and also from subterranean and celestial realms, converging toward Prayāga in Māgha.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Prayāga
• Sarva-tīrtha (all tīrthas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Māgha elevates Prayāga as a universal meeting-place of sanctity, concentrating the merit of many tīrthas into one.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prayāga, especially during the month of Māgha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages Māgha observances at Prayāga (notably bathing), since all tīrtha-power is said to converge there.