Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

मध्ये चैव तथादौ च श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । रामेश्वरत्रयं राम एवं तत्र विधाय सः

Transliteration

madhye caiva tathādau ca śraddhāpūtena cetasā | rāmeśvaratrayaṃ rāma evaṃ tatra vidhāya saḥ

Translation

ശ്രദ്ധയാൽ ശുദ്ധമായ മനസ്സോടെ രാമൻ അവിടെ രാമേശ്വരങ്ങളുടെ ത്രയം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു—ഒന്ന് മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ, അതുപോലെ ഒന്ന് ആരംഭത്തിലും—ഇങ്ങനെ അവിടെ വിധിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• श्रद्धापूतेन: with (a mind) purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + पूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपदभावः—‘श्रद्धया पूत’ (purified by faith)

• चेतसा: with the mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रामेश्वरत्रयम्: the three Rāmeśvaras
• रामेश्वरत्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘रामेश्वराणां त्रयम्’ (a triad of Rāmeśvaras)

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) प्रकारवाचक

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देशवाचक

• विधाय: having arranged/established
• विधाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara-traya (triad of Rāmeśvaras)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mapped sacred landscape: three liṅgas aligned along the Setu route—one at the start, one mid-way, one at the end—Rāma overseeing consecrations with a serene, faith-filled expression.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Rāmeśvara (triad)
• Setubandha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faith) purifies the heart and makes sacred acts fruitful; establishing Śiva at the tīrtha anchors devotion for generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara at Setubandha—specifically the tradition of multiple Rāmeśvara shrines/liṅgas (a triad).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing/arranging the Rāmeśvara-traya (three Śiva-liṅgas) with श्रद्धा and consequent worship.