Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

हालोला वैहोला च असाला नालाडास्तथा । देहोलो सौहासीया च संहालीयास्तथैव च

Transliteration

hālolā vaiholā ca asālā nālāḍāstathā | deholo sauhāsīyā ca saṃhālīyāstathaiva ca

Translation

Hālolā dan Vaiholā; Asālā serta Nālāḍā; Deholo dan Sauhāsīyā; dan demikian juga Saṃhālīyā.

Word by Word

• हालोलाः: Hālolās (a group/name)
• हालोलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हालोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम

• वैहोलाः: Vaiholās (a group/name)
• वैहोलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैहोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम

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

• असालाः: Asālās (a group/name)
• असालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम

• नालाडाः: Nālāḍās (a group/name)
• नालाडाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालाडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/समूह-नाम

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

• देहोलः: Deholo (a name)
• देहोलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• सौहासीया: Sauhāsīyas (a group/name)
• सौहासीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौहासीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन/एकवचन; नाम/जनसमूह-नाम

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

• संहालीयाः: Saṃhālīyas (a group/name)
• संहालीयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहालीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/जनसमूह-नाम

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

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

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka route-nodes (Hālolā–Saṃhālīyā sequence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding map-panel: seven shrine-markers arranged like a rosary of stops; a pilgrim ties a thread on a staff, signaling completion of a segment of the route.

Characters & Entities

• Hālolā
• Vaiholā
• Asālā
• Nālāḍā
• Deholo
• Sauhāsīyā
• Saṃhālīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

By naming and ordering sacred places, the Purāṇa turns geography into a path of merit and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Dharmāraṇya list, naming Hālolā, Vaiholā, Asālā, Nālāḍā, Deholo, Sauhāsīyā, and Saṃhālīyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual act is stated; the focus is on the catalogue of locales.