Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

सीतापूरं च श्रीक्षेत्रं २ मगोडी च ३ तथा स्मृता । ज्येठलोजस्तथा चैव शेरथा च ततः परम्

Transliteration

sītāpūraṃ ca śrīkṣetraṃ 2 magoḍī ca 3 tathā smṛtā | jyeṭhalojastathā caiva śerathā ca tataḥ param

Translation

Sītāpūra, et Śrīkṣetra (le deuxième), et Magoḍī aussi (le troisième) sont tenus en mémoire ; puis viennent Jyeṭhaloja et Śerathā ensuite.

Word by Word

• सीतापूरम्: Sītāpūra (place-name)
• सीतापूरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीतापूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• श्रीक्षेत्रम्: Śrīkṣetra (holy place)
• श्रीक्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मगोड़ी: Magoḍī (place-name)
• मगोड़ी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मगोड़ी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (conjunctive/sequence marker)

• स्मृता: is/are remembered (as)
• स्मृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (क्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense)

• ज्येठलोजः: Jyeṭhaloja (place-name)
• ज्येठलोजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येठलोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (conjunctive/sequence marker)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• शेरथा: Śerathā (place-name)
• शेरथा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेरथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम (thereafter)

• परम्: next; further
• परम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītāpūra / Śrīkṣetra / Magoḍī / Jyeṭhaloja / Śerathā (as listed)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim’s route unfolds: five small vignettes—each a village/kshetra marker with a shrine, a well or pond, and a sage’s footprint-stone—linked by a winding path.

Characters & Entities

• Sītāpūra
• Śrīkṣetra
• Magoḍī
• Jyeṭhaloja
• Śerathā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is mapped through named settlements and tīrthas; remembering and visiting them is presented as dharma-supporting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Multiple locales are listed—Sītāpūra, Śrīkṣetra, Magoḍī, Jyeṭhaloja, and Śerathā—within the Dharmāraṇya circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated in this verse; it is primarily a gazetteer-style enumeration.