Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

विभीषण उवाच । अनेन सेतुमार्गेण रामेश्वरदिदृक्षया । मानवा आगमिष्यंति कौतुकाच्छ्रद्धयाविताः

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇa uvāca | anena setumārgeṇa rāmeśvaradidṛkṣayā | mānavā āgamiṣyaṃti kautukācchraddhayāvitāḥ

Translation

বিভীষণ বললেন—এই সেতুপথ ধরে রামেশ্বর দর্শনের আকাঙ্ক্ষায়, পবিত্র কৌতূহলে আকৃষ্ট ও শ্রদ্ধায় উদ্বুদ্ধ মানুষজন এখানে আসবে।

Word by Word

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सेतु-मार्गेण: by the bridge-route
• सेतु-मार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सेतोः मार्गः)

• रामेश्वर-दिदृक्षया: with the desire to see Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वर-दिदृक्षया: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + दिदृक्षा (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश्-इच्छार्थक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामेश्वरस्य दिदृक्षा)

• मानवाः: people
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• आगमिष्यन्ति: will come
• आगमिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कौतुकात्: out of curiosity
• कौतुकात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आविताः: impelled/animated
• आविताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वे (धातु) / आवित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (मानवाः)

Speaker

Vibhīṣaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu–Rāmeśvara tīrtha corridor

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (addressed as ‘great king’; likely a royal interlocutor within the māhātmya frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vibhīṣaṇa speaks of future pilgrims moving along the Setu route, faces turned toward Rāmeśvara, carrying simple travel bundles, their posture marked by faith and wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Setu-mārga (Setubandha route)
• Rāmeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā turns travel into pilgrimage; the longing for darśana of Rāmeśvara sanctifies the path itself.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara (Rāmeśvaram) and the Setu-mārga/Setubandha pilgrimage route.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights darśana (sacred seeing) and faith-inspired pilgrimage.