Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

पीलुकर्णिकसंज्ञं तु तीर्थमन्यत्पुनस्ततः । सरस्वतीतीरगतमृषिणा सेवितं महत्

Transliteration

pīlukarṇikasaṃjñaṃ tu tīrthamanyatpunastataḥ | sarasvatītīragatamṛṣiṇā sevitaṃ mahat

Translation

Từ đó đi nữa lại có một tīrtha khác mang tên Pīlukarṇikā—rất linh thiêng, được một vị ṛṣi thường lui tới, nằm trên bờ sông Sarasvatī.

Word by Word

• पीलुकर्णिकसंज्ञम्: named ‘Pīlukarṇikā’
• पीलुकर्णिकसंज्ञम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीलुकर्णिका-संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; पीलुकर्णिका + संज्ञ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पीलुकर्णिका-नामकं’ (neuter sg qualifying तीर्थम्)

• तु: and/but (emphatic)
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• तीर्थम्: sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Nom/Acc singular)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter sg qualifying तीर्थम्)

• पुनः: again, further
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• ततः: from there, thereafter
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from there/thereafter)

• सरस्वतीतीरगतम्: gone to/located at the bank of Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीतीरगतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरस्वती-तीर-गत (प्रातिपदिक; सरस्वती + तीर + गत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सरस्वतीतीरे गतं/स्थितम्’ (neuter sg qualifying महत्/तीर्थम्)

• ऋषिणा: by a sage
• ऋषिणा: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• सेवितम्: served, frequented
• सेवितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सेवितम्’ (Past passive participle)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter sg; ‘great’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pīlukarṇikā

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil Sarasvatī bank with pīlu trees; a small water-spot/karṇikā (lotus-like pool) beside the river; a sage seated in meditation, indicating ‘ṛṣi-sevita’ greatness.

Characters & Entities

• Pīlukarṇikā Tīrtha
• Sarasvatī River
• Ṛṣi (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of a tīrtha is affirmed by its continuous use by ṛṣis, making it a living locus of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pīlukarṇikā Tīrtha on the Sarasvatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s location and its being frequented by a sage.