Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तस्मात्तदुन्नतस्थानादुत्तरे योजनत्रयात् । तत्र तप्तोदकस्वामी तलो यत्र हतः पुरा

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tasmāttadunnatasthānāduttare yojanatrayāt | tatra taptodakasvāmī talo yatra hataḥ purā

Translation

Wika ni Īśvara: Mula sa mataas na banal na pook na iyon, tatlong yojana sa hilaga, naroon ang lugar na sinasamba ang Panginoon ng mainit na tubig (tīrtha)—ang pook kung saan napatay noon si Talu.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• 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

• तस्मात्: from that (place)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (in compound relation), एकवचन; ‘उन्नतस्थान’विशेषणार्थे

• उन्नतस्थानात्: from the elevated place
• उन्नतस्थानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्नत-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; उन्नत + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• उत्तरे: to the north / in the northern direction
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; दिशि/देशे ‘in the north’ अर्थे

• योजनत्रयात्: from a distance of three yojanas
• योजनत्रयात्: Apadana (Measure-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; योजन + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तप्तोदकस्वामी: Taptodakasvāmin (lord of the hot-water [tīrtha])
• तप्तोदकस्वामी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तप्त-उदक-स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक; तप्त + उदक + स्वामिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘तप्तोदकस्य स्वामी’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तलः: Tala (name of the daitya)
• तलः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• हतः: was slain
• हतः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Taptodaka-svāmin tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva narrates to Devī: from the elevated Vināyaka spot, three yojanas north lies a steaming hot-water tīrtha where an ancient foe named Talu was slain.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Taptodaka
• Taptodakasvāmi
• Talu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped as a dharmic itinerary: knowing and approaching consecrated places is itself presented as part of pilgrimage discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Taptodaka tīrtha and its presiding deity, Taptodakasvāmi/Talasvāmi, within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse gives location and mythic identification of the site.