Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अन्याश्च सर्वाः सरितस्त्रैलोक्यमनुवर्तिताः । वाराणसी कुरुक्षेत्र प्रमुखान्याश्रमैः सह । युगपत्तानि सर्वाणि संपूज्य मुनिमबुवन्

Transliteration

anyāśca sarvāḥ saritastrailokyamanuvartitāḥ | vārāṇasī kurukṣetra pramukhānyāśramaiḥ saha | yugapattāni sarvāṇi saṃpūjya munimabuvan

Translation

اور دوسری تمام ندیاں بھی—جو تینوں لوکوں میں پیروی اور تعظیم پاتی ہیں—وارانسی اور کوروکشیتر جیسے برتر تیرتھوں کو اُن کے آشرموں سمیت لے کر، سب نے ایک ساتھ مُنی کی باقاعدہ پوجا کی اور پھر اُن سے عرض کیا۔

Word by Word

• anyāḥ: other
• anyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saritaḥ: rivers
• saritaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः लोकाः = त्रैलोक्यम्)

• anuvartitāḥ: having followed/attended
• anuvartitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu√vṛt (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन; अर्थः—‘अनुवर्तिताः’ = followed/attended

• vārāṇasī: Vārāṇasī
• vārāṇasī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāṇasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kurukṣetra: Kurukṣetra
• kurukṣetra: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुरूणां क्षेत्रम्)

• pramukhāni: chief, prominent
• pramukhāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• āśramaiḥ: with hermitages/āśramas
• āśramaiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition/adverbial particle)

• yugapat: simultaneously
• yugapat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yugapat (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीति-अव्यय (adverb: simultaneously)

• tāni: those
• tāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√pūj (धातु) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), अर्थः—‘सम्पूज्य’ = having duly worshipped

• munim: the sage
• munim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abuvan: they said/spoke
• abuvan: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa/Dvārakā as sarva-tīrtha-sannidhāna (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not specified in excerpt

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand cosmic tableau: innumerable rivers personified, and iconic kṣetras represented as radiant mandalas or temple silhouettes (Vārāṇasī ghats, Kurukṣetra field) hovering or appearing in procession, all converging to worship Gautama simultaneously.

Characters & Entities

• Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
• Kurukṣetra
• Sarits (rivers)
• Āśramas
• Gautama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All tīrthas are united in purpose: supporting dharma and granting purification through sacred presence and right honoring.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) and Kurukṣetra are explicitly praised as foremost tīrthas within the wider tīrtha-assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Collective worship (saṃpūjā) of the sage is described; it implies proper offerings and reverential approach.