Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

सर्वतीर्थफलः प्रोक्तो विप्राणामपि कामदः । रामचन्द्रेति रामेति रामेति समुदाहृतः

Transliteration

sarvatīrthaphalaḥ prokto viprāṇāmapi kāmadaḥ | rāmacandreti rāmeti rāmeti samudāhṛtaḥ

Translation

Il est proclamé qu’il confère le fruit de tous les tīrthas et qu’il exauce même les désirs des brāhmaṇas; on le prononce ainsi : «Rāmacandra», «Rāma», «Rāma».

Word by Word

• sarva-tīrtha-phalaḥ: (he/it) who is the fruit of all pilgrimages
• sarva-tīrtha-phalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां तीर्थाणां फलम् (यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• proktaḥ: is declared
• proktaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (said/declared)

• viprāṇām: of Brahmins
• viprāṇām: Sambandha (Beneficiary/possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि (particle: also/even)

• kāmadaḥ: giver of desires (boons)
• kāmadaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rāma-candra-iti: as ‘Ramachandra’
• rāma-candra-iti: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: कर्मधारय: रामः चन्द्र इव (रामचन्द्रः); इति-प्रयोग (quotative)

• rāma-iti: as ‘Rama’
• rāma-iti: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative): ‘राम’ इति

• rāma-iti: as ‘Rama’
• rāma-iti: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative): ‘राम’ इति

• samudāhṛtaḥ: is proclaimed/recited
• samudāhṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (हृ धातु) → sam-ud-āhṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (uttered/recited)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim map dissolves into a rosary: rivers, ghats, and shrines merge into the glowing words ‘Rāmacandra’ and ‘Rāma’; brāhmaṇas chant in unison, offerings and scriptures beside them.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāmacandra
• Tīrtha
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine-name recitation can equal or surpass pilgrimage merit, functioning as a concentrated spiritual practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

All tīrthas are invoked collectively; no single location is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Uttering/chanting the names ‘Rāmacandra’ and ‘Rāma’ as a meritorious practice.