Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

त्रियम्बकं ब्रह्मगिरौ कलौ भद्रेश्वरं तथा । द्राक्षारामेश्वरं लिंगं गंगासागरसंगमे

Transliteration

triyambakaṃ brahmagirau kalau bhadreśvaraṃ tathā | drākṣārāmeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame

Translation

ব্রহ্মগিরিতে ত্র্যম্বক, কোলায় ভদ্রেশ্বর। আর গঙ্গা-সাগর সঙ্গমে দ্রাক্ষারামেশ্বর নামে লিঙ্গ।

Word by Word

• triyambakam: Tryambaka
• triyambakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु/तत्पुरुष (त्रीणि अम्बकानि यस्य/त्र्यम्बकः)

• brahmagirau: on/at Brahmagiri
• brahmagirau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः गिरिः)

• kalau: in/at Kalā
• kalau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (in Kalā/at Kalā)

• bhadreśvaram: Bhadreśvara
• bhadreśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (भद्रः ईश्वरः)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also/likewise)

• drākṣārāmeśvaram: Drākṣārāmeśvara
• drākṣārāmeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drākṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + ārāma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (द्राक्षारामस्य ईश्वरः)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेष्य (apposition)

• gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame: at the confluence of Gaṅgā and the ocean
• gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गङ्गासागरयोः संगमः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tryambaka (Brahmagiri), Bhadreśvara (Kola), Drākṣārāmeśvara (Gaṅgā-sāgara-saṅgama)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triad of landscapes: Brahmagiri hill with forested slopes and a liṅga shrine (Tryambaka), a second shrine at ‘Kola’ for Bhadreśvara, and the dramatic Gaṅgā-sāgara confluence with waves, pilgrims, and a coastal liṅga named Drākṣārāmeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Triyambaka
• Brahmagiri
• Bhadreśvara
• Drākṣārāmeśvara
• Gaṅgā-sāgara-saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of Śiva’s liṅgas is mapped onto mountains and river-ocean confluences, teaching that nature’s thresholds are powerful places for worship and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmagiri (Triyambaka/Tryambakeshwar) and Gaṅgā-sāgara-saṅgama are specifically identified as Śaiva sacred locales.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse primarily serves as a catalog of revered liṅga-sites.