Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तरत्तरंगनामाढ्यं काकतीर्थं महाप्रभम् । तत्र तीर्थं पुनस्त्वन्यत्तीर्थं धारेश्वरं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

tarattaraṃganāmāḍhyaṃ kākatīrthaṃ mahāprabham | tatra tīrthaṃ punastvanyattīrthaṃ dhāreśvaraṃ smṛtam

Translation

ترترنگ کے نام سے مشہور، نہایت جلیل کَاکا تیرتھ بڑی شان سے جگمگاتا ہے؛ وہاں پھر ایک اور تیرتھ ہے جسے دھاریشور تیرتھ کہا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• tarat-taraṅga-nāma-āḍhyam: abounding in the name ‘Tarat-taraṅga’
• tarat-taraṅga-nāma-āḍhyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tarat (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + taraṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम्ना आढ्यम् = 'rich in the name'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (काकतीर्थस्य)

• kāka-tīrtham: Kāka-tīrtha
• kāka-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāka (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• mahā-prabham: very splendid
• mahā-prabham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (काकतीर्थस्य)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• tīrtham: a tirtha
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये निर्दिश्यमानम्

• punas: again/further
• punas: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनः (adverb)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

• anyat: another
• anyat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• tīrtham: tirtha
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• dhāreśvaram: Dhāreśvara
• dhāreśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• smṛtam: is said/recorded
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ("is said")

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāka-tīrtha (Tarattaraṅga) and Dhāreśvara-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright, wave-rich ford called Tarattaraṅga (Kāka-tīrtha) gleams; nearby another ford, Dhāreśvara, is indicated—suggesting a Śiva shrine by a flowing stream.

Characters & Entities

• Kāka-tīrtha
• Tarattaraṅga
• Dhāreśvara-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is structured as a sequence of named tīrthas, each carrying distinct remembrance and sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāka-tīrtha (also called Tarattaraṅga) and Dhāreśvara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is mentioned; the verse primarily enumerates tīrthas for pilgrimage recognition.