Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

श्रीशैलो मोक्षदः सर्वः केदारोपि ततोऽधिकः । श्रीशैलाच्चापि केदारात्प्रयागं मोक्षदं परम्

Transliteration

śrīśailo mokṣadaḥ sarvaḥ kedāropi tato'dhikaḥ | śrīśailāccāpi kedārātprayāgaṃ mokṣadaṃ param

Translation

Śrīśaila sepenuhnya menganugerahkan pembebasan; Kedāra lebih agung daripadanya. Dan lebih luhur daripada Śrīśaila serta Kedāra ialah Prayāga—tīrtha tertinggi, pemberi mokṣa yang utama.

Word by Word

• श्रीशैलः: Śrīśaila
• श्रीशैलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (श्रियः/श्रीयुक्तः शैलः)

• मोक्षदः: liberation-giving
• मोक्षदः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mokṣa + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मोक्षं ददाति)

• सर्वः: entirely / wholly
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• केदारः: Kedāra
• केदारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• ततः: than that
• ततः: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (than that/from that)

• अधिकः: greater
• अधिकः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनार्थक विशेषण

• श्रीशैलात्: than/from Śrīśaila
• श्रीशैलात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīśaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान/तुलना

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (even/also)

• केदारात्: than/from Kedāra
• केदारात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान/तुलना

• प्रयागम्: Prayāga
• प्रयागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• मोक्षदम्: liberation-giving
• मोक्षदम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mokṣa + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मोक्षं ददाति)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (superlative sense: highest)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīśaila; Kedāra; Prayāga

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor within the chapter (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three sacred landscapes in a comparative tableau: Śrīśaila’s forested hill-temple, Kedāra’s snow-clad Himalayan shrine, and Prayāga’s confluence with crowds bathing at sunrise.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīśaila
• Kedāra (Kedārnāth)
• Prayāga (Prayāgraj)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are praised with a graded greatness; the Purāṇic tradition highlights certain kṣetras as exceptionally potent for mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīśaila, Kedāra, and especially Prayāga (Prayāgraj) as a supreme mokṣa-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse is evaluative, praising the mokṣa-bestowing power of these tīrthas.