Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्रैव चक्रतीर्थं तु तीर्थकोटिफलप्रदम् । लोकेश्वरं स्वयंभूतं पूर्वमिंद्रेश्वरेति च

Transliteration

tatraiva cakratīrthaṃ tu tīrthakoṭiphalapradam | lokeśvaraṃ svayaṃbhūtaṃ pūrvamiṃdreśvareti ca

Translation

وہیں چکراتیرتھ ہے جو کروڑوں تیرتھوں کے پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔ وہاں لوکیشور خودبخود ظاہر (سویَمبھو) ہیں؛ اور پہلے وہ اندریشور کے نام سے بھی معروف تھے۔

Word by Word

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• cakratīrtham: Cakra-tīrtha
• cakratīrtham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra-tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक; चक्र + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (contrastive/conjunctive particle)

• tīrthakoṭiphalapradam: granting the fruit of crores of pilgrimages
• tīrthakoṭiphalapradam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīrtha-koṭi-phala-prada (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + कोटि + फल + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषणं चक्रतीर्थम् प्रति

• lokeśvaram: Lokeśvara
• lokeśvaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• svayaṃbhūtam: self-manifest
• svayaṃbhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svayaṃ-bhūta (प्रातिपदिक; स्वयम् + भूत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषणं लोकेश्वरम् प्रति

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/earlier)

• indreśvara: Indreśvara
• indreśvara: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश (quotative)

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

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (with Lokeśvara/Indreśvara svayambhū-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’ in the passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at a radiant water-body marked as Cakratīrtha; nearby stands a svayambhū liṅga shrine titled Lokeśvara/Indreśvara, with subtle iconographic hints of Indra’s earlier association.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Lokeśvara
• Indreśvara
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas are portrayed as concentrated sources of merit, where a single visit equals many pilgrimages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha and the self-manifest Śiva known as Lokeśvara/Indreśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-sevana—visiting the tīrtha and taking darśana of the svayaṃbhū Lokeśvara.