Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तिस्रः कोटयोऽर्धकोटी च तीर्थानीह महीतले

Transliteration

tisraḥ koṭayo'rdhakoṭī ca tīrthānīha mahītale

Translation

ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ മൂന്ന് കോടി കൂടാതെ മറ്റൊരു അർദ്ധകോടി—അഥവാ മൂന്നു മുക്കാൽ കോടി—തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ നിലനില്ക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• tisraḥ: three
• tisraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of koṭayaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• koṭayaḥ: crores (ten-millions)
• koṭayaḥ: Kartā/Pradhāna (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• ardha-koṭī: half a crore
• ardha-koṭī: Kartā/Pradhāna (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (अर्धा कोटिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karta/Pradhāna (Predicate/subject complement; implied 'are')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• mahītale: on the surface of the earth
• mahītale: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī-tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महीयाः तलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mythic map of the earth dotted with countless tīrtha-lights—rivers, confluences, temples—forming a luminous pilgrimage web.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Mahī (earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The world is filled with countless sacred crossings—affirming pilgrimage as a major purāṇic path of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of tīrthas across the earth; in context it supports the exceptional status of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a numerical/thematic statement within the tīrtha-praise.