Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

गोधरं मारणजं चैव मात्रमध्यं च मातरम् । बलवती गंधवती ईआम्ली च राज्यजम्

Transliteration

godharaṃ māraṇajaṃ caiva mātramadhyaṃ ca mātaram | balavatī gaṃdhavatī īāmlī ca rājyajam

Translation

Godhara, Māraṇaja, Mātramadhya et Mātara ; Balavatī, Gaṃdhavatī, Īāmlī et Rājyaja—lieux évoqués avec dévotion.

Word by Word

• गोधरम्: Godhara (proper name)
• गोधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मारणजम्: Māraṇaja (proper name)
• मारणजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारण (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (born of/connected with ‘māraṇa’)

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

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मात्रमध्यम्: Mātramadhya (proper name)
• मात्रमध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (middle/center of measure/‘mātra’)

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

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बलवती: strong (f.)
• बलवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine of ‘strong’)

• गंधवती: fragrant (f.)
• गंधवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्धवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fragrant, f.)

• ईआम्ली: Āmlī (tamarind; or proper name)
• ईआम्ली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाठे ‘ईआम्ली’ इति दीर्घ-स्वर/लिप्यन्तर-दोषसम्भवः

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

• राज्यजम्: Rājyaja (proper name)
• राज्यजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (born of/connected with kingdom)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Godhara, Māraṇaja, Mātramadhya, Mātara, Balavatī, Gaṃdhavatī, Īāmlī, Rājyaja

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence of small shrines/ponds each evoking a quality: a fragrant flower-grove, a strong flowing spring, a motherly shrine; pilgrims carry offerings suited to each.

Characters & Entities

• Godhara
• Māraṇaja
• Mātramadhya
• Mātara
• Balavatī
• Gaṃdhavatī
• Īāmlī
• Rājyaja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

To know the tīrtha-region is to know its sacred names—memory and recitation preserve the holiness of the land.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, presented as a network of meritorious settlements.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse continues the geographical register.