Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

इदं तु पुष्करं तीर्थं नमति श्रद्धया शुभे । इयं तु गौतमी पुण्या सर्वतीर्थसमाश्रया

Transliteration

idaṃ tu puṣkaraṃ tīrthaṃ namati śraddhayā śubhe | iyaṃ tu gautamī puṇyā sarvatīrthasamāśrayā

Translation

此乃布什迦罗圣渡处（Puṣkara tīrtha），以信心俯首顶礼，吉祥者啊。此亦为清净的瞿多弥河（Gautamī），为一切圣渡处所依归，素以汇聚诸圣地精髓而著称。

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis/contrast)

• puṣkaram: (named) Puṣkara
• puṣkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tīrtham: holy place; ford
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• namati: bows (to)
• namati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव

• śubhe: O auspicious one
• śubhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; संबोधन

• iyam: this (she/this river)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis/contrast)

• gautamī: Gautamī (river)
• gautamī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नदी-नाम

• puṇyā: holy, meritorious
• puṇyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sarvatīrtha-samāśrayā: the refuge/abode of all sacred fords
• sarvatīrtha-samāśrayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + samāśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/निर्देश-तत्पुरुषः) ‘सर्वेषां तीर्थानां समाश्रया’

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara; Gautamī (Godāvarī)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvārakā (addressed: ‘śubhe’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Puṣkara appears as a serene sage-like tīrtha-deity with lotus and water-pot, bowing; beside him Gautamī as a river-goddess with flowing blue-green drapery and a kalaśa, both offering reverence to radiant Dvārakā.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Puṣkara
• Gautamī (Godāvarī)
• Dvārakā (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holiness is interconnected: famed tīrthas and rivers are honored, yet they also recognize a greater sanctity through devotion and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the central glory in context, while Puṣkara and the Gautamī are specifically named as arriving and bowing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bowing with faith (namati śraddhayā) is expressed; no further specific rite is detailed.