Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

कर्दमस्य च तीर्थं तु कपिलस्य महात्मनः । सोमतीर्थं च तत्रैव रोहिणीतीर्थमेव च

Transliteration

kardamasya ca tīrthaṃ tu kapilasya mahātmanaḥ | somatīrthaṃ ca tatraiva rohiṇītīrthameva ca

Translation

彼处有迦尔达摩之圣渡（Tīrtha），亦有大魂迦毗罗之圣渡；并且就在那儿，还有苏摩圣渡与罗希尼圣渡。

Word by Word

• कर्दमस्य: of Kardama
• कर्दमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तीर्थम्: a tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• कपिलस्य: of Kapila
• कपिलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सोमतीर्थम्: Soma-tīrtha
• सोमतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Rohiṇī-tīrtha
• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रोहिण्याः/रोहिण्याः तीर्थम्)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual narrator addressing brāhmaṇas/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kardama-tīrtha; Kapila-tīrtha; Soma-tīrtha; Rohiṇī-tīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil tīrtha with sage Kapila seated in meditation; Kardama represented as venerable prajāpati; a moonlit bathing scene at Soma-tīrtha; Rohiṇī-tīrtha marked with a star/constellation emblem and white lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Kardama
• Kapila
• Soma
• Rohiṇī
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha-network ties cosmic deities and ancient sages to a single sacred landscape, presenting pilgrimage as a disciplined way to receive their accumulated merit and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kardama-Tīrtha, Kapila-Tīrtha, Soma-Tīrtha, and Rohiṇī-Tīrtha in the Dvārakā sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse lists tīrthas; the customary rite is tīrtha-snān and reverential visitation.