Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

प्रयागं पुष्करं रम्यं केदारं सेतुबंधनम् । गोकर्णं नैमिषारण्यं सद्यः सिद्धिकरं नृणाम्

Transliteration

prayāgaṃ puṣkaraṃ ramyaṃ kedāraṃ setubaṃdhanam | gokarṇaṃ naimiṣāraṇyaṃ sadyaḥ siddhikaraṃ nṛṇām

Translation

പ്രയാഗം, മനോഹരമായ പുഷ്കരം, കേദാരം, സേതുബന്ധനം, ഗോകർണം, നൈമിഷാരണ്യം—ഇവ മനുഷ്യർക്കു തത്സമയം സിദ്ധി നൽകുന്ന പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളാണ്.

Word by Word

• प्रयागम्: Prayāga
• प्रयागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

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

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• केदारम्: Kedāra
• केदारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• सेतुबंधनम्: Setubandha (Rāma’s bridge)
• सेतुबंधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): ‘सेतोः बन्धनम्’ (the binding/bridge of the causeway); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• गोकर्णम्: Gokarṇa
• गोकर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘गोः कर्णः’ (cow’s ear; place-name); पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• नैमिषारण्यम्: Naimiṣa forest
• नैमिषारण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक) + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘नैमिषम् अरण्यम्’ (Naimiṣa forest); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘तत्क्षणम्’ (immediately)

• सिद्धिकरम्: granting accomplishment
• सिद्धिकरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘सिद्धिं करोति’ (producing success); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• नृणाम्: of men / for people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prayāga; Puṣkara; Kedāra; Setubandhana; Gokarṇa; Naimiṣāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/seekers (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ‘garland of tīrthas’ montage: six sacred sites depicted as distinct vignettes—river confluence at Prayāga, lotus lake at Puṣkara, snowy Kedāra shrine, oceanic Setu with Rāmeśvara liṅga, Gokarṇa coast with liṅga, and Naimiṣa forest hermitages—linked by a pilgrim’s path and japa-mālā motif.

Characters & Entities

• Prayāga
• Puṣkara
• Kedāra
• Setubandhana
• Gokarṇa
• Naimiṣāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas are portrayed as spiritually charged landscapes where japa yields swift fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prayāga, Puṣkara, Kedāra, Setubandhana, Gokarṇa, and Naimiṣāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake japa in these tīrthas for ‘sadyaḥ siddhi’—quick attainment.