Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अर्जुनस्य च तीर्थं तु सुभद्रातीर्थमेव च । देवकीतीर्थमाद्यं तु रोहिणीतीर्थमेव च

Transliteration

arjunasya ca tīrthaṃ tu subhadrātīrthameva ca | devakītīrthamādyaṃ tu rohiṇītīrthameva ca

Translation

یہاں ارجن کا تیرتھ اور سُبھدرا کا تیرتھ بھی ہے؛ اور سب سے برتر دیوکی تیرتھ اور اسی طرح روہنی تیرتھ بھی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तीर्थम्: (the) tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सूचीकरणे (in enumeration)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrast)

• सुभद्रातीर्थम्: Subhadrā-tīrtha
• सुभद्रातीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रा + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• देवकीतीर्थम्: Devakī-tīrtha
• देवकीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आद्यम्: the first/prime
• आद्यम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of देवकीतीर्थम्

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrast)

• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Rohiṇī-tīrtha
• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual narrator addressing brāhmaṇas/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arjuna-tīrtha; Subhadrā-tīrtha; Devakī-tīrtha (ādya/foremost); Rohiṇī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four adjacent ghāṭas/kundas labeled Arjuna, Subhadrā, Devakī (foremost), and Rohiṇī; pilgrims offer flowers; a subtle icon of Arjuna’s bow and maternal lamps near Devakī/Rohiṇī ghāṭas.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Subhadrā
• Devakī
• Rohiṇī
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is portrayed as a living sacred landscape where devotion is anchored in specific tīrthas connected to divine associates, making pilgrimage a direct support for purification and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arjuna-Tīrtha, Subhadrā-Tīrtha, Devakī-Tīrtha, and Rohiṇī-Tīrtha within the Dvārakā sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse itself lists tīrthas; the implied practice is tīrtha-snān (ritual bathing/visiting) at these named sites.