Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

कुरुक्षेत्रादि क्षेत्राणि अयोध्यादिपुरस्तथा । पुष्कराद्यानि सर्वाणि मुक्तिनामानि संति वै

Transliteration

kurukṣetrādi kṣetrāṇi ayodhyādipurastathā | puṣkarādyāni sarvāṇi muktināmāni saṃti vai

Translation

كوركشيترا وسائر الحقول المقدّسة، وأيودھيا وسائر المدن الطاهرة، وبوشكارا وما سواها—كلّها حقًّا مشهورة بأنها «أسماء التحرّر».

Word by Word

• कुरुक्षेत्रादि: beginning with Kurukṣetra
• कुरुक्षेत्रादि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुरुक्षेत्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः—कुरुक्षेत्रादि = ‘कुरुक्षेत्रं आदिः यस्य/येषाम्’ (beginning with Kurukṣetra)

• क्षेत्राणि: sacred fields/regions
• क्षेत्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अयोध्यादि: beginning with Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यादि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयोध्या + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘अयोध्या-आदि’ (beginning with Ayodhyā)

• पुरः: cities
• पुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘पुराणि’ अर्थे वैदिक/छान्दस-रूप ‘पुरः’

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

• पुष्कराद्यानि: beginning with Puṣkara
• पुष्कराद्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः—पुष्करादि (beginning with Puṣkara)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—(क्षेत्राणि/पुरः/तीर्थानि implied)

• मुक्तिनामानि: (having) names of liberation
• मुक्तिनामानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—मुक्तेः नामानि (names of liberation)

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारणार्थ (indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kurukṣetra / Ayodhyā / Puṣkara (exemplary)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic map-like tableau: three iconic landscapes—Kurukṣetra’s sacred field, Ayodhyā’s temple-city skyline, and Puṣkara’s lake with ghats—linked by a pilgrim’s path, suggesting ‘names of liberation’ across Bhārata.

Characters & Entities

• Kurukṣetra
• Ayodhyā
• Puṣkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage geography is a dharmic map: certain kṣetras and cities are celebrated as direct supports for liberation-oriented life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kurukṣetra, Ayodhyā, Puṣkara (as representative mokṣa-famed tīrthas).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse classifies renowned places as liberation-associated.