Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

रामेश्वरं मोक्षतीर्थं तथा कुशलवेश्वरौ । नर्मदेशं कपर्दीशं सागरेशमतः परम्

Transliteration

rāmeśvaraṃ mokṣatīrthaṃ tathā kuśalaveśvarau | narmadeśaṃ kapardīśaṃ sāgareśamataḥ param

Translation

(Di sini ada) Rāmeśvara, Mokṣatīrtha, serta Kuśaleśvara dan Laveśvara. Ada juga Narmadeśa, Kapardīśa, dan selepas itu Sāgareśa.

Word by Word

• रामेश्वरम्: Rāmeśvara (name of a tīrtha/Śiva)
• रामेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य ईश्वरः)

• मोक्षतीर्थम्: Mokṣa-tīrtha (liberation ford)
• मोक्षतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षस्य तीर्थम्)

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

• कुशलवेश्वरौ: Kuśalaveśvara (two shrines/dual form)
• कुशलवेश्वरौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशलव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुशलवयोः ईश्वरौ)

• नर्मदेशम्: Narmadeśa/Narmadeśa (lord of Narmadā; name)
• नर्मदेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः ईशः)

• कपर्दीशम्: Kapardīśa (name of Śiva/tīrtha)
• कपर्दीशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कपर्दिनः ईशः)

• सागरेशम्: Sāgareśa (lord of the ocean; name)
• सागरेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सागरस्य ईशः)

• अतः: thereafter; then
• अतः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-प्रत्ययान्त/निपात (thereafter/from here)

• परम्: next; further
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अग्रिमम्/उत्तरतः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mokṣatīrtha (within the cluster including Rāmeśvara, Kuśaleśvara, Laveśvara, Narmadeśa, Kapardīśa, Sāgareśa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim group on the Narmadā bank, moving from shrine to shrine: small stone liṅgas under bilva trees, a ‘Mokṣatīrtha’ ford with steps, and in the distance the river widening toward the sea where a ‘Sāgareśa’ shrine stands.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara
• Mokṣatīrtha
• Kuśaleśvara
• Laveśvara
• Narmadeśa
• Kapardīśa
• Sāgareśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is portrayed as a path toward purification and even mokṣa, especially through tīrthas explicitly named ‘Mokṣa’ and Śiva-shrines.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mokṣatīrtha is central in this verse, alongside Rāmeśvara, Kuśaleśvara–Laveśvara, Narmadeśa, Kapardīśa, and Sāgareśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific vrata or dāna is stated; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā with worship and sacred bathing where applicable.