Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि हिरण्यायाश्च उत्तरे । सिद्धिस्थानानि दिव्यानि यत्र सिद्धा महर्षयः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi hiraṇyāyāśca uttare | siddhisthānāni divyāni yatra siddhā maharṣayaḥ

Translation

อีศวรตรัสว่า: “แล้วต่อไป โอ้มหาเทวี พึงไปยังด้านเหนือแห่งหิรัณยา ที่นั่นมีที่ประทับอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งความสำเร็จ เป็นสถานที่ซึ่งมหาฤษีผู้บรรลุแล้วได้บรรลุสิทธิ”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः महा + देवी

• हिरण्यायाः: of Hiraṇyā (place/name)
• हिरण्यायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

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

• उत्तरे: to the north; in the northern (part)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषणम् (directional)

• सिद्धिस्थानानि: places of attainment (siddhi)
• सिद्धिस्थानानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सिद्धेः स्थानानि)

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सिद्धिस्थानानि)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb: where)

• सिद्धाः: the Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ऋषिः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hiraṇyā-uttara (north sector of Hiraṇyā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Pārvatī, pointing northward toward a river named Hiraṇyā; along the bank are luminous hermitages and subtle siddha figures in meditation, with small liṅga shrines dotting the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī
• Hiraṇyā
• Siddha
• Maharṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seek out sanctified places associated with realized sages, because such siddhi-sthānas intensify faith and spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra region, specifically the northern area connected with Hiraṇyā and its siddhi-sthānas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage instruction: ‘one should go’ (gacchet) to the northern side of Hiraṇyā to approach the siddhi-sthānas.