Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

पूर्णगिर्यां सुभोगश्च शाल्मल्यां तक्षकस्तथा । अमरे पापहा चैव अंबिकायां सुदर्शनः

Transliteration

pūrṇagiryāṃ subhogaśca śālmalyāṃ takṣakastathā | amare pāpahā caiva aṃbikāyāṃ sudarśanaḥ

Translation

پُورن گیری میں میں «سُبھोग» کے نام سے معروف ہوں؛ شالمَلی میں «تکشک»؛ اَمَر میں «پاپہا»، یعنی گناہوں کو مٹانے والا؛ اور اَمبِکا میں «سُدرشن»۔

Word by Word

• पूर्णगिर्याम्: in Pūrṇagiri
• पूर्णगिर्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘पूर्णा गिरिः’ कर्मधारय-समास (place-name)

• सुभोगः: Subhoga (name)
• सुभोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सु+भोग’ कर्मधारय-समास

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• शाल्मल्याम्: in Śālmali
• शाल्मल्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्मली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (स्थाननाम/वृक्षनाम)

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka
• तक्षकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/सादृश्यार्थ

• अमरे: in Amara (place)
• अमरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (स्थाननाम)

• पापहा: destroyer of sin
• पापहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पापं हन्ति’ उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; रूपम् ‘-हा’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• अंबिकायाम्: in Ambikā (place)
• अंबिकायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सु+दर्शन’ कर्मधारय-समास

Speaker

The presiding deity of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (speaking to Kṛṣṇa/Madhusūdana in this adhyāya’s stotra-context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pūrṇagiri / Śālmalī / Amara / Ambikā (nāma-sthānas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four sacred vignettes: a hill-shrine at Pūrṇagiri with the Lord as Subhoga bestowing boons; a silk-cotton (śālmalī) grove with nāga imagery for Takṣaka; a radiant ‘Amara’ sanctuary where Pāpahā burns away sins like fire; and an Ambikā shrine where Sudarśana’s discus aura forms a protective mandala.

Characters & Entities

• Pūrṇagiri
• Śālmalī
• Takṣaka
• Amara
• Ambikā
• Subhoga
• Pāpahā
• Sudarśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same divinity is present across multiple tīrthas, and each sacred site reveals a distinct name-aspect worthy of remembrance and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s associated tīrthas—Pūrṇagiri, Śālmalī, Amara, and Ambikā—are highlighted through the deity’s local names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the focus is on nāma-smaraṇa (remembering/reciting the divine names tied to each place).