Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

पूर्णगिर्यां सुभोगश्च शाल्मल्यां तक्षकस्तथा । अमरे पापहा चैव अंबिकायां सुदर्शनः

Transliteration

pūrṇagiryāṃ subhogaśca śālmalyāṃ takṣakastathā | amare pāpahā caiva aṃbikāyāṃ sudarśanaḥ

Translation

ณ ปูรณคิริ เราเป็นที่รู้จักว่า «สุโภคะ»; ณ ศาลมะลีว่า «ตักษกะ»; ณ อมระว่า «ปาปหา» ผู้ทำลายบาป; และ ณ อัมพิกาว่า «สุทรรศนะ».

Word by Word

• पूर्णगिर्याम्: in Pūrṇagiri
• पूर्णगिर्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘पूर्णा गिरिः’ कर्मधारय-समास (place-name)

• सुभोगः: Subhoga (name)
• सुभोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सु+भोग’ कर्मधारय-समास

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

• शाल्मल्याम्: in Śālmali
• शाल्मल्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्मली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (स्थाननाम/वृक्षनाम)

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka
• तक्षकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/सादृश्यार्थ

• अमरे: in Amara (place)
• अमरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (स्थाननाम)

• पापहा: destroyer of sin
• पापहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पापं हन्ति’ उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; रूपम् ‘-हा’

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• अंबिकायाम्: in Ambikā (place)
• अंबिकायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सु+दर्शन’ कर्मधारय-समास

Speaker

The presiding deity of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (speaking to Kṛṣṇa/Madhusūdana in this adhyāya’s stotra-context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pūrṇagiri / Śālmalī / Amara / Ambikā (nāma-sthānas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four sacred vignettes: a hill-shrine at Pūrṇagiri with the Lord as Subhoga bestowing boons; a silk-cotton (śālmalī) grove with nāga imagery for Takṣaka; a radiant ‘Amara’ sanctuary where Pāpahā burns away sins like fire; and an Ambikā shrine where Sudarśana’s discus aura forms a protective mandala.

Characters & Entities

• Pūrṇagiri
• Śālmalī
• Takṣaka
• Amara
• Ambikā
• Subhoga
• Pāpahā
• Sudarśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same divinity is present across multiple tīrthas, and each sacred site reveals a distinct name-aspect worthy of remembrance and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s associated tīrthas—Pūrṇagiri, Śālmalī, Amara, and Ambikā—are highlighted through the deity’s local names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the focus is on nāma-smaraṇa (remembering/reciting the divine names tied to each place).