Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

गोकर्णो भृगुकच्छश्च भृगुतुंगश्च पुष्करम् । श्रीपर्वतादि तीर्थानि धारातीर्थं तथैव च

Transliteration

gokarṇo bhṛgukacchaśca bhṛgutuṃgaśca puṣkaram | śrīparvatādi tīrthāni dhārātīrthaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Gokarṇa, Bhṛgukaccha, Bhṛgutunga et Puṣkara; les tīrtha commençant par Śrīparvata; et aussi Dhārātīrtha — eux aussi sont comptés parmi les lieux sacrés renommés pour le don de la mokṣa.

Word by Word

• गोकर्णः: Gokarṇa (a tīrtha/place)
• गोकर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भृगुकच्छः: Bhṛgukaccha (a tīrtha/place)
• भृगुकच्छः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुकच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• भृगुतुङ्गः: Bhṛgutuṅga (a tīrtha/place)
• भृगुतुङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुतुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• पुष्करम्: Puṣkara (tīrtha)
• पुष्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रीपर्वतादि: beginning with Śrīparvata (etc.)
• श्रीपर्वतादि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीपर्वत + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ अन्त-समास, ‘श्रीपर्वत-आदि’ = ‘Śrīparvata etc.’

• तीर्थानि: tīrthas (holy places)
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• धारातीर्थम्: Dhārā-tīrtha
• धारातीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धारायाः तीर्थम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pan-Indian mukti-prada tīrtha list (Gokarṇa, Bhṛgukaccha, Bhṛgutunga, Puṣkara, Śrīparvata-ādi, Dhārātīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sadharmiṇī (the faithful wife) and/or the immediate interlocutor in the chapter’s dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage recites a garland of sacred place-names; behind him, a stylized map-like panorama shows sea-shore Gokarṇa, a river-port Bhṛgukaccha, a hill of Bhṛgu, lotus-filled Puṣkara lake with Brahmā’s shrine, and a towering Śrīparvata with a Śiva temple; pilgrims carry water-pots and staffs.

Characters & Entities

• Gokarṇa
• Bhṛgukaccha
• Bhṛgutunga
• Puṣkara
• Śrīparvata (Śrīśaila)
• Dhārātīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text affirms a broad pilgrimage ecology: diverse regions and shrine-hills are all honored as capable of supporting the soul’s liberation-aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gokarṇa, Puṣkara, and Śrīparvata (commonly identified with Śrīśaila) are key named sites, alongside Bhṛgukaccha and others.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā with customary worship, bathing where available, and offerings.