Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

कपितीर्थमिति ख्यातिमतो लोके प्रयास्यति । इत्यप्यवोचंस्ते सर्वे देवाश्च मुनयस्तथा

Transliteration

kapitīrthamiti khyātimato loke prayāsyati | ityapyavocaṃste sarve devāśca munayastathā

Translation

„In der Welt wird es unter dem Namen ‚Kapitīrtha‘ berühmt werden.“ So verkündeten es alle, die Götter wie auch die Weisen.

Word by Word

• कपितीर्थम्: Kapi-tīrtha (the sacred ford named Kapi)
• कपितीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कपेः तीर्थम्)

• इति: thus; as
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ख्यातिमतः: of the famous one / of what is renowned
• ख्यातिमतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यातिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लोके इत्यस्य)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रयास्यति: will attain/go forth (will become known/prevail)
• प्रयास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• अवोचन्: said
• अवोचन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते इत्यस्य)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual—Sūta in Setukhaṇḍa dialogues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapitīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: assembled sages (ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred shoreline tīrtha in the Setu region; devas and sages gathered, gesturing in assent as the name ‘Kapitīrtha’ is proclaimed, with the sea and distant sandbar/bridge-like horizon behind.

Characters & Entities

• Kapitīrtha
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is affirmed by the testimony of realized sages and devas, establishing its fame and faith-value for seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapitīrtha, presented within the Setukhaṇḍa (Setu Māhātmya) sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a proclamation of the tīrtha’s name and renown.