Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

विलंघ्य विविधा न्देशान्महेंद्रं पर्वतं ययौ । चक्रतीर्थं ततो गत्वा निवासमकरोत्तदा

Transliteration

vilaṃghya vividhā ndeśānmaheṃdraṃ parvataṃ yayau | cakratīrthaṃ tato gatvā nivāsamakarottadā

Translation

Franchissant maintes contrées, il gagna le mont Mahendra. Puis, se rendant à Cakratīrtha, il y établit alors sa demeure.

Word by Word

• विलङ्घ्य: having crossed/leapt over
• विलङ्घ्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-√लङ्घ् (धातु) → विलङ्घ्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• देशान्: regions/countries
• देशान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• महेंद्रम्: Mahendra
• महेंद्रम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेंद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); पर्वत-नाम (name of a mountain)

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); महेन्द्रस्य विशेषण/समानाधिकरण

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• चक्रतीर्थम्: to Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); तत्पुरुषः (चक्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक (from there/then)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• निवासम्: dwelling/camp
• निवासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अकरोत्: made
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (implied continuing address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma’s party traverses varied lands, arriving at the lofty Mahendra mountain; then they reach a sacred water-spot called Cakratīrtha and set up camp.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Mahendra-parvata
• Cakratīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage (yātrā) is portrayed as purposeful movement through sacred landscapes, culminating in refuge at tīrthas that support dharmic mission.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha is explicitly named as the place where Rāma resides, highlighted within the Setu-khaṇḍa sacred map.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse establishes the sacred location (Cakratīrtha) as a significant halting-place.