Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

छागलंडं दुगण्डं च माकोटं मण्डलेश्वरम् । कालिंजरं वनं चैव शंकुकर्णं स्थलेश्वरम्

Transliteration

chāgalaṃḍaṃ dugaṇḍaṃ ca mākoṭaṃ maṇḍaleśvaram | kāliṃjaraṃ vanaṃ caiva śaṃkukarṇaṃ sthaleśvaram

Translation

ഛാഗലണ്ഡവും ദുഗണ്ഡവും; മാകോടം—മണ്ഡലേശ്വരൻ എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്നത്; കാലിഞ്ചരവും പുണ്യവനവും; ശങ്കുകർണം—സ്ഥലേശ്വരൻ എന്നുപ്രസിദ്ധം—ഇവ ക్షേത്രത്തിലെ പുണ്യശക്തികൾ.

Word by Word

• छागलण्डम्: Chāgalaṇḍa (place-name)
• छागलण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छागलण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (तीर्थ/स्थान-नाम)

• दुगण्डम्: Dugaṇḍa (place-name)
• दुगण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुगण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्थान-नाम)

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

• माकोटम्: Mākoṭa (place-name)
• माकोटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माकोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्थान-नाम)

• मण्डलेश्वरम्: Maṇḍaleśvara (lord of the region; place-name/deity)
• मण्डलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; मण्डल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of the region/circle’)

• कालिंजरम्: Kāliñjara (place-name)
• कालिंजरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिंजर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्थान-नाम)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

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

• शंकुकर्णम्: Śaṃkukarṇa (name)
• शंकुकर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकु-कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; शंकु + कर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘cone/peg-eared’; नाम)

• स्थलेश्वरम्: Sthaleśvara (lord of the place; place-name/deity)
• स्थलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; स्थल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of the place/ground’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Chāgalaṇḍa; Dugaṇḍa; Mākoṭa (Maṇḍaleśvara); Kāliṃjara-vana; Śaṅkukarṇa (Sthaleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-map tableau: several small shrines/linga-markers labeled with the names Chāgalaṇḍa, Dugaṇḍa, Mākoṭa (Maṇḍaleśvara), Kāliṃjara-vana, Śaṅkukarṇa (Sthaleśvara), arranged around a central Prabhāsa landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Chāgalaṇḍa
• Dugaṇḍa
• Mākoṭa
• Maṇḍaleśvara
• Kāliṃjara
• Vana
• Śaṅkukarṇa
• Sthaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is mapped through multiple named tīrthas, each carrying a distinct manifestation of divine lordship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Chāgalaṇḍa, Dugaṇḍa, Mākoṭa (Maṇḍaleśvara), Kāliṃjara, the sacred forest (Vana), and Śaṅkukarṇa (Sthaleśvara).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse functions as a tīrtha-catalog for pilgrimage remembrance and visitation.