Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

दक्षिणांबुनिधौ पुण्ये रामसेतौ विमुक्तिदे । धनुष्कोटिरिति ख्यातं तीर्थमस्ति विमुक्तिदम्

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāṃbunidhau puṇye rāmasetau vimuktide | dhanuṣkoṭiriti khyātaṃ tīrthamasti vimuktidam

Translation

«Dans l’océan sacré du sud, à Rāmasetu—donateur de délivrance—se trouve un tīrtha renommé Dhanuṣkoṭi, qui confère la délivrance».

Word by Word

• दक्षिण-अम्बुनिधौ: in the southern ocean
• दक्षिण-अम्बुनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘southern ocean’; अधिकरणे—‘in the southern ocean’

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण—(अम्बुनिधौ/रामसेतौ) ‘in the holy (place)’

• राम-सेतौ: at Rāma’s bridge (Rāmasetu)
• राम-सेतौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘Rāma’s bridge’; ‘at/on Rāmasetu’

• विमुक्तिदे: granting liberation
• विमुक्तिदे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्तभाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘giver of liberation’; विशेषण—रामसेतौ

• धनुष्कोटिः: Dhanuṣkoṭi (name)
• धनुष्कोटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘bow-end/edge of the bow’; तीर्थनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle); नामनिर्देशे—‘thus (called)’

• ख्यातम्: known as
• ख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) → ख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—तीर्थम्; ‘known/called’

• तीर्थम्: a sacred place (tīrtha)
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘a sacred ford/pilgrimage place’

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘is/exists’

• विमुक्तिदम्: liberation-giving
• विमुक्तिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्तभाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘giving liberation’; विशेषण—तीर्थम्

Speaker

Tridaśāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi (at Rāmasetu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary description of the southern ocean with Rāmasetu stretching like a sacred causeway; at its edge lies Dhanuṣkoṭi tīrtha, shimmering with liberating power.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmasetu
• Dakṣiṇāmbunidhi (southern ocean)
• Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma teaches that certain holy places are divinely empowered to lead seekers toward purification and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha at Rāmasetu in the southern ocean (Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred landscape).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is tīrtha-sevā—approaching/visiting the Dhanuṣkoṭi tīrtha for liberation and purification.