Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

गंभी धणीआ मात्रा च नातमोरास्तथैव च । वलोला रांत्यजाश्चैव रूपोला बोधणीच वै

Transliteration

gaṃbhī dhaṇīā mātrā ca nātamorāstathaiva ca | valolā rāṃtyajāścaiva rūpolā bodhaṇīca vai

Translation

ഗംഭീ, ധണീയാ, മാത്രാ; അതുപോലെ നാതമോരാ; വലോലാ, റാന്ത്യജാ; രൂപോലാ, ബോധണീയും.

Word by Word

• गंभी: Gaṃbhī (a name)
• गंभी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंभी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• धणीआ: Dhaṇīā (a name)
• धणीआ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धणीआ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• मात्रा: Mātrā (a name)
• मात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम (here likely proper name, not ‘mother’)

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

• नातमोराः: Nātamorās (a group/name)
• नातमोराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नातमोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/जनसमूह-नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमबोधक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

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

• वलोलाः: Valolās (a group/name)
• वलोलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वलोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम

• रांत्यजाः: Rāṃtyajās (a group/name)
• रांत्यजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रांत्यजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• रूपोलाः: Rūpolās (a group/name)
• रूपोलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम

• बोधणी: Bodhaṇī (a name)
• बोधणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बोधणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ (particle: ‘indeed/verily’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka route-nodes (Gaṃbhī–Bodhaṇī sequence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A long caravan of pilgrims crossing alternating groves and open plains; eight signposts or shrine-flags each bearing one toponym; evening light suggests continuous travel.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṃbhī
• Dhaṇīā
• Mātrā
• Nātamorā
• Valolā
• Rāṃtyajā
• Rūpolā
• Bodhaṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred is encountered through a chain of places; continuity of names mirrors continuity of tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse lists multiple Dharmāraṇya-associated sites (Gaṃbhī through Bodhaṇī) as part of the wider pilgrimage map.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription appears; the verse is topographical.