Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

ऐन्द्रे श्वेताचले पुण्ये पद्मनाभे महास्थले । फुल्लाख्ये घटिकाद्रौ च सारक्षेत्रे हरि स्थले

Transliteration

aindre śvetācale puṇye padmanābhe mahāsthale | phullākhye ghaṭikādrau ca sārakṣetre hari sthale

Translation

In der heiligen Aindra-Region — auf dem segensreichen Śvetācala, am großen Sitz Padmanābhas, an dem Ort namens Phullā, auf dem Berg Ghaṭikādri und in Sārakṣetra, der Wohnstatt Haris — (gelten diese als höchst verdienstvolle heilige Stätten).

Word by Word

• ऐन्द्रे: in the Indra-related (place)
• ऐन्द्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) < इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘स्थले’ इत्यस्य

• श्वेताचले: on/at Śvetācala (the White Mountain)
• श्वेताचले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेताचल (प्रातिपदिक) = श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• पुण्ये: in the holy (place)
• पुण्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘स्थले’ इत्यस्य

• पद्मनाभे: at Padmanābha (Vishnu/temple-place)
• पद्मनाभे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मनाभ (प्रातिपदिक) = पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विष्णुनाम/स्थानवाचक

• महास्थले: in the great sacred site
• महास्थले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्थल (प्रातिपदिक) = महा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• फुल्लाख्ये: at (the place) called Phulla
• फुल्लाख्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फुल्लाख्य (प्रातिपदिक) = फुल्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘फुल्ल’ इति नाम्ना प्रसिद्धे (named Phulla)

• घटिकाद्रौ: on/at Ghaṭikādri (Ghaṭikā mountain)
• घटिकाद्रौ: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटिकाद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) = घटिका (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पर्वतवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सारक्षेत्रे: in/at Sārakṣetra
• सारक्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) = सार (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• हरिस्थले: in the place of Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिस्थले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिस्थल (प्रातिपदिक) = हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śvetācala / Padmanābha-mahāsthāna / Phullā / Ghaṭikādri / Sārakṣetra (cluster)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-map tableau: multiple vignettes arranged like a garland—white hill (Śvetācala), a grand Padmanābha shrine, a flowering grove labeled Phullā, a steep hill (Ghaṭikādri), and a sanctified field (Sārakṣetra) with Hari’s presence—pilgrims moving between them with flags and waterpots.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Padmanābha
• Śvetācala
• Ghaṭikādri
• Sārakṣetra
• Aindra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is sanctified through remembrance of specific tīrthas and divine seats, which are praised as sources of puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A cluster of Hari-related sacred sites is listed, including Śvetācala, Padmanābha-sthala, Ghaṭikādri, and Sārakṣetra within the Setu-oriented sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is commanded here; the verse functions as a tīrtha-list (sthala-praśaṃsā) indicating where merit is found.