Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

गोष्पदं नाम विख्यातं कोटिपापहरं नृणाम् । गोष्पदस्य समीपे तु नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

goṣpadaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ koṭipāpaharaṃ nṛṇām | goṣpadasya samīpe tu nātidūre vyavasthitaḥ

Translation

یہ ‘گوشپد’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے، جو انسانوں کے کروڑوں گناہ دور کر دیتا ہے۔ اور گوشپد کے قریب ہی، زیادہ دور نہیں، ایک اور مقام/وجود قائم ہے۔

Word by Word

• goṣpadam: Goṣpada (name)
• goṣpadam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: goṣpada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable used to indicate a name)

• vikhyātam: well-known
• vikhyātam: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (ख्या धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (वि + ख्यात)

• koṭi-pāpa-haram: removing crores of sins
• koṭi-pāpa-haram: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कोट्या पापानां हरम् = remover of crores of sins)

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• goṣpadasya: of Goṣpada
• goṣpadasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: goṣpada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• samīpe: near
• samīpe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय; 'नातिदूरे' इत्यत्र

• ati-dūre: far away (here: not far)
• ati-dūre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव

• vyavasthitaḥ: is situated
• vyavasthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (वि + अव + स्थित)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Goṣpada

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches a small sacred pool/ford labeled Goṣpada; the narration emphasizes its fame and immense sin-removing power; a second sacred presence is hinted at nearby, suggesting a cluster of shrines/tīrthas.

Characters & Entities

• Goṣpada Tīrtha
• Nyanku-matī River (context)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere approach to powerful tīrthas can destroy vast accumulations of sin, emphasizing pilgrimage as a means of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Goṣpada Tīrtha within the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the tīrtha’s sin-destroying power; specific rites are elaborated in surrounding verses.