Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

थलजा चारणं सिद्धा भालजाश्च ततः परम् । महोवी आईया मलीआ गोधरी आमतः परम्

Transliteration

thalajā cāraṇaṃ siddhā bhālajāśca tataḥ param | mahovī āīyā malīā godharī āmataḥ param

Translation

थलजा, चारण, सिद्धा आणि मग भालजा; तसेच महोवी, आईया, मलीआ, गोधरी आणि त्यानंतर आमतः।

Word by Word

• थलजाः: Thalajā (a group/name)
• थलजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: थलजा (प्रातिपदिक; थल+जा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘थल’ (स्थल) + ‘जा’ (जन्म/उत्पन्न) इति समासान्त-प्रातिपदिक

• चारणम्: Cāraṇa (a class/name)
• चारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; जातिवाचक/समूहवाचक

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas
• सिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘सिद्ध’ (accomplished beings)

• भालजाः: Bhālajā (a group/name)
• भालजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भालजा (प्रातिपदिक; भाल+जा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘भाल’ + ‘जा’ इति समासान्त-प्रातिपदिक

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

• ततः: thereafter/then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक-क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: ‘from there/then’)

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘further/next’)

• महोवी: Mahovī (a name)
• महोवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देश/जनपद/समूह-नाम (proper name)

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

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

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

• आमतः: thereafter/next
• आमतः: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आमतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरबोधक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thereafter/next’)

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘further/next’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka route-nodes (Thalajā–Āmataḥ sequence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-map tableau: a winding path through semi-arid scrub and forest edges, with small village shrines and waystones; each toponym represented by a tiny shrine-marker as the route advances.

Characters & Entities

• Thalajā
• Cāraṇa
• Siddhā
• Bhālajā
• Mahovī
• Āīyā
• Malīā
• Godharī
• Āmataḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Māhātmya sanctifies even lesser-known settlements by weaving them into a remembered sacred circuit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sequence of Dharmāraṇya-associated locales is provided (Thalajā through Āmataḥ).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a continuation of the place-list.