Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि तीर्थानि यानि संति महीतले । तानि दृष्ट्वा तु देवेशि पुनर्जन्म न विन्दते

Transliteration

evamādīni tīrthāni yāni saṃti mahītale | tāni dṛṣṭvā tu deveśi punarjanma na vindate

Translation

Những thánh địa (tīrtha) như thế và nhiều nơi khác hiện hữu trên mặt đất—ai đã chiêm bái chúng, hỡi Nữ Thần, thì không còn thọ nhận tái sinh nữa.

Word by Word

• एवमादीनि: such and the like
• एवमादीनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural; विशेषणम् तीर्थानि प्रति

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage-places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Relative pronoun; Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• सन्ति: exist/are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person plural

• महीतले: on the earth’s surface
• महीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (gerund); Absolutive; ‘having seen’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• देवेशि: O goddess (lady of the gods)
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative, Singular; संबोधन (address)

• पुनर्जन्म: rebirth
• पुनर्जन्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• विन्दते: finds/attains
• विन्दते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्/विन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd person singular, middle

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Pārvatī as deveśi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: All tīrthas (with Prabhāsa as immediate context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim completing a grand yātrā: a montage of many tīrthas fading into a single radiant path; the soul (jīva) symbolically crossing a river/ocean of saṃsāra toward a luminous gateway, with the words ‘punarjanma na vindate’ embodied as broken chains.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrthas
• Deveśī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-darśana is presented as a powerful aid toward liberation, reducing or ending the cycle of rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of tīrthas on earth, within a chapter centered on Prabhāsa’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is darśana/visitation of tīrthas; no details of snāna, dāna, or japa are specified here.