Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

कैलासं जाह्नवीतीरं जललिंगं च वाडवम् । बदरीतीर्थवर्यं च कोटितीर्थं तथैव च

Transliteration

kailāsaṃ jāhnavītīraṃ jalaliṃgaṃ ca vāḍavam | badarītīrthavaryaṃ ca koṭitīrthaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Und dort sind: Kailāsa; das Ufer der Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā); Jalaliṅga; Vāḍava; das vortreffliche Badarī-tīrtha; und ebenso Koṭitīrtha.

Word by Word

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• जाह्नवीतीरम्: the bank of the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
• जाह्नवीतीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जाह्नव्याः तीरम्)

• जललिङ्गम्: Jala-liṅga (water-liṅga; name)
• जललिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जलस्य/जले लिङ्गम्)

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

• वाडवम्: Vāḍava (name/place)
• वाडवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• बदरीतीर्थवर्यम्: the excellent Badarī-tīrtha
• बदरीतीर्थवर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (बदरी-तीर्थस्य वर्यम्/श्रेष्ठम्)

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

• कोटितीर्थम्: Koṭi-tīrtha
• कोटितीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कोट्याः/कोटि-सम्बद्धं तीर्थम्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

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

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from the tīrtha-catalogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa; Jāhnavī-tīra; Jalaliṅga; Vāḍava; Badarī-tīrtha; Koṭitīrtha

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand Himalayan pilgrimage panorama: snow-clad Kailāsa with radiant summit; Gaṅgā flowing from mountains with pilgrims on Jāhnavī-tīra; a water-formed liṅga (Jalaliṅga) in a clear pool; a fiery-subterranean ‘Vāḍava’ motif hinted as a mare-faced flame beneath waters; Badrinath temple nestled in peaks; Koṭitīrtha as a vast stepped tank crowded with lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
• Jalaliṅga
• Vāḍava
• Badarī-tīrtha
• Koṭitīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mountains and rivers are treated as living sanctuaries; approaching them as tīrthas aligns the pilgrim with purification and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa, the Gaṅgā’s Jāhnavī bank, Badarī-tīrtha, and Koṭitīrtha are among the sacred places listed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription is stated; the verse is a list of revered destinations.