Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

विपुले विपुला नाम कल्याणी मलयाचले । कोटवी कोटितीर्थेषु सुगन्धा गन्धमादने

Transliteration

vipule vipulā nāma kalyāṇī malayācale | koṭavī koṭitīrtheṣu sugandhā gandhamādane

Translation

In Vipula wird sie Vipulā genannt. Auf dem Berge Malaya ist sie Kalyāṇī. Unter den Koṭitīrthas ist sie Koṭavī. Und auf Gandhamādana ist sie Sugandhā, die Wohlriechende.

Word by Word

• विपुले: at Vipula
• विपुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• विपुला: Vipulā
• विपुला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (quotative 'by name')

• कल्याणी: Kalyāṇī
• कल्याणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• मलयाचले: on Mount Malaya
• मलयाचले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलयाचल (प्रातिपदिक; मलय + अचल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• कोटवी: Koṭavī
• कोटवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• कोटितीर्थेषु: among/at the Koṭitīrthas
• कोटितीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटितीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कोटि + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• सुगन्धा: Sugandhā (fragrant one)
• सुगन्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्धा (प्रातिपदिक; सु + गन्धा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• गन्धमादने: at Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक; गन्ध + मादन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vipula; Malaya; Koṭitīrthas; Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred landscape: Vipula hill with Devī Vipulā bestowing boons; Malaya mountain with sandalwood forests and Devī Kalyāṇī; Koṭitīrtha cluster as many small ghāṭs/kunds with Devī Koṭavī as a protective forest goddess; Gandhamādana as a high fragrant peak with blooming herbs and Devī Sugandhā surrounded by aromatic winds.

Characters & Entities

• Vipula
• Malayācala
• Koṭitīrtha
• Gandhamādana
• Vipulā
• Kalyāṇī
• Koṭavī
• Sugandhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred mountains and tīrtha-clusters are living abodes of the Goddess; each region has a devotional name that channels her specific blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vipula (place-name), Malayācala (Malaya mountain), Koṭitīrthas (a famed set of many holy fords), and Gandhamādana (Purāṇic sacred mountain).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; Koṭitīrtha context implies repeated tīrtha-snān and devī-pūjā across multiple sacred fords.