Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

कुशावर्त्तात्समारभ्य यावद्वै सागरावधि । यस्यां तिथौ समायाति सिंहे देवपुरोहितः

Transliteration

kuśāvarttātsamārabhya yāvadvai sāgarāvadhi | yasyāṃ tithau samāyāti siṃhe devapurohitaḥ

Translation

Mula sa Kuśāvarta hanggang sa hanggahan ng karagatan—sa araw ng tithi kung kailan ang banal na pari ng mga deva, si Bṛhaspati, ay pumapasok sa Siṃha (Leo)…

Word by Word

• kuśāvarttāt: from Kuśāvarta
• kuśāvarttāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśāvartta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• samārabhya: beginning (from)
• samārabhya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-rabh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• yāvat: up to
• yāvat: Sambandha (Extent/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (limit/extent marker)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• sāgarāvadhi: as far as the sea (as the boundary)
• sāgarāvadhi: Adhikarana (Limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara-avadhi (प्रातिपदिक; सागर + अवधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययभावे (as extent)

• yasyām: in which (place/river)
• yasyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tithau: on the lunar day
• tithau: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• samāyāti: comes/arrives
• samāyāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• siṃhe: in Leo (the sign)
• siṃhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); राशिवाचक (zodiac sign)

• devapurohitaḥ: the priest of the gods (Bṛhaspati)
• devapurohitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-purohita (प्रातिपदिक; देव + पुरोहित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda (continuing)

Characters & Entities

• Kuśāvarta
• Ocean (Sāgara)
• Bṛhaspati (Devapurohita)
• Siṃha (Leo)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred place and sacred time combine to intensify the fruit of pilgrimage observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā region, marked from Kuśāvarta up to the seashore.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observing an auspicious tithi linked with Bṛhaspati’s entry into Siṃha (Leo), as context for pilgrimage/bathing rites.