Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

स्थिता गोदावरीतीरे सिंहराशिं गते गुरौ । तथा च पुष्करादीनि सप्तसिंधुसरांसि च

Transliteration

sthitā godāvarītīre siṃharāśiṃ gate gurau | tathā ca puṣkarādīni saptasiṃdhusarāṃsi ca

Translation

جب گُرو (برہسپتی) برجِ اسد میں داخل ہوتا ہے تو وہ گوداوری کے کنارے قیام کرتے ہیں؛ اسی طرح پُشکر وغیرہ اور سَپت سِندھو کے سروروں کی طرف بھی رجوع کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• स्थिता: stood, remained
• स्थिता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले कृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (implicit subject: देवाः/सुरगणाः etc.)

• गोदावरी-तीरे: on the bank of the Godāvarī
• गोदावरी-तीरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोदावरी (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘गोदावर्याः तीरम्’ (on the bank of Godāvarī)

• सिंह-राशिम्: the Leo zodiac sign
• सिंह-राशिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सिंहस्य राशिः’ (Leo sign)

• गते: when (he) had gone/entered
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) with ‘गुरौ’

• गुरौ: in Jupiter (when Jupiter was...)
• गुरौ: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (Jupiter)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

• पुष्कर-आदीनि: (tīrthas) beginning with Puṣkara
• पुष्कर-आदीनि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘पुष्करं आदिः येषाम्’ (those beginning with Puṣkara)

• सप्त-सिन्धु-सरांसि: the lakes of the seven rivers
• सप्त-सिन्धु-सरांसि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक) + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘सप्तानां सिन्धूनां सरांसि’ (lakes of the seven rivers)

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

Speaker

Narrative voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Godāvarī-tīra (Siṃhastha period), Puṣkara, Sapta-sindhu sarāṃsi

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festival scene on the Godāvarī: Jupiter’s Leo transit symbolized in the sky; crowds of pilgrims at ghats, saffron flags, ascetics, charity distribution; intercut with Puṣkara lake and distant ‘sapta-sindhu’ waters as sacred nodes.

Characters & Entities

• Godāvarī
• Guru (Bṛhaspati/Jupiter)
• Siṃha-rāśi (Leo)
• Puṣkara
• Sapta-sindhu (Seven Rivers region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha practice links sacred geography with sacred time—certain planetary configurations intensify pilgrimage merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Godāvarī riverbank is emphasized for the Siṃhastha period; Puṣkara and Sapta-sindhu lakes are also referenced.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implicit prescription appears: to stay/assemble at the Godāvarī when Jupiter is in Leo (Siṃhastha), a classic pilgrimage timing.