Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कृते सिद्धोदकंनाम तत्तीर्थं परिकीर्त्तितम् । जरद्गवेश्वरं तीर्थं कलौ तु परिकीर्त्यते

Transliteration

kṛte siddhodakaṃnāma tattīrthaṃ parikīrttitam | jaradgaveśvaraṃ tīrthaṃ kalau tu parikīrtyate

Translation

在劫初时代（Kṛta Yuga），此圣渡处以“悉地之水”（Siddhodaka）之名著称；而在末法时代（Kali Yuga），则被称为“阇罗达伽维湿伐罗”的圣地（tīrtha）。

Word by Word

• कृते: in the Kṛta (age)
• कृते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; युगविशेषे (कृतयुगे)

• सिद्धोदकम्: Siddhodaka (name)
• सिद्धोदकम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa/Predicate (Appositive/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सिद्धम् उदकम्)

• नाम: called
• नाम: Sambandha/Particle (Naming/नामार्थक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निपात (quotative/‘called’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta/Karma (Subject or object by context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितम्: is proclaimed/mentioned
• परिकीर्तितम्: Kriya/Predicate (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (तीर्थस्य)

• जरद्गवेश्वरम्: Jaradgaveśvara
• जरद्गवेश्वरम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa/Predicate (Appositive/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरद्गव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जरद्गवस्य ईश्वरः)

• तीर्थम्: the tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; युगविशेषे (कलियुगे)

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• परिकीर्त्यते: is proclaimed/celebrated
• परिकीर्त्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (passive-like usage: ‘is proclaimed’)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative continuity in this māhātmya sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhodaka (Kṛta-yuga name) / Jaradgaveśvara-tīrtha (Kali-yuga name)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A split-panel depiction of the same sacred ford across ages: in Kṛta-yuga labeled ‘Siddhodaka’ with pristine ascetics; in Kali-yuga the same waters beside a Śiva shrine labeled ‘Jaradgaveśvara,’ with pilgrims and temple banners—showing continuity amid changing times.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhodaka
• Jaradgaveśvara
• Kṛta Yuga
• Kali Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places may bear different names across the yugas, yet their sanctity and salvific power remain constant.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha known in Kali Yuga as Jaradgaveśvara, within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse focuses on the yuga-based naming and renown of the tīrtha.