Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

चक्रतीर्थमिति ख्यातं तस्मादेतद्भविष्यति । ममापि नियतं वासो भविष्यति महार्णवे

Transliteration

cakratīrthamiti khyātaṃ tasmādetadbhaviṣyati | mamāpi niyataṃ vāso bhaviṣyati mahārṇave

Translation

เพราะเหตุนั้น สถานที่นี้จักเลื่องลือว่า “จักรตีรถะ” และแม้ในมหาสมุทรอันไพศาล ที่พำนักของข้าก็จักตั้งมั่น ณ ที่นี้เป็นนิวาสอันแน่นอน

Word by Word

• cakratīrtham: Cakra-tīrtha
• cakratīrtham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra-tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुषः—cakra + tīrtha)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• iti: thus/as
• iti: Avyaya (Quotative/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-निपात (quotative particle)

• khyātam: is known/called
• khyātam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyāta (कृदन्त; √khyā धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘चक्रतीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतुनिर्देशक-अव्यय (therefore)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• niyatam: fixed/regular
• niyatam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘वासः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• vāsaḥ: dwelling/abode
• vāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahārṇave: in the great ocean
• mahārṇave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-arṇava (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारयः—mahā + arṇava)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Bhagavān Hari (Viṣṇu) (deduced from immediate context: reference to 'Hareḥ pādau' in following verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the mahatmya; within-scene brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred proclamation: the shoreline is marked as ‘Cakratīrtha’; the ocean behind glows as if housing an unseen divine residence, with Sudarśana’s aura lingering over the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Mahārṇava (the great ocean)
• Hari/Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes powerful through divine sanction; Hari’s presence makes the place an enduring refuge for seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, a sacred bathing-place associated with Viṣṇu’s discus and the oceanic shore of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the verse chiefly establishes the name and enduring sanctity of the tīrtha.