Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

वाराणस्यां प्रयागे च केदारे श्रवणे नदे । चित्रकूटे च गोकर्णे शालिग्रामेऽचलेश्वरे

Transliteration

vārāṇasyāṃ prayāge ca kedāre śravaṇe nade | citrakūṭe ca gokarṇe śāligrāme'caleśvare

Translation

Beliau pergi ke Vārāṇasī dan Prayāga; ke Kedāra; ke sungai Śravaṇa; ke Citrakūṭa dan Gokarṇa; serta ke Śāligrāma dan Acaleśvara.

Word by Word

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī
• वाराणस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक; नगर)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

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

• केदारे: at Kedāra
• केदारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• श्रवणे: at Śravaṇa
• श्रवणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ/स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• नदे: at Nada
• नदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नद (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ/स्थान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• चित्रकूटे: at Citrakūṭa
• चित्रकूटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट (प्रातिपदिक; पर्वत/तीर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

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

• गोकर्णे: at Gokarṇa
• गोकर्णे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• शालिग्रामे: at Śāligrāma
• शालिग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालिग्राम (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अचलेश्वरे: at Acaleśvara
• अचलेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; देवस्थान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—“अचलस्य ईश्वरः” (Lord of the mountain)

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī); Prayāga; Kedāra; Citrakūṭa; Gokarṇa; Śāligrāma; Acaleśvara; Śravaṇa-nadī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrimage panorama: dawn at Gaṅgā ghats of Kāśī, confluence rituals at Prayāga, snowy Kedāra shrine, forested Citrakūṭa hermitage, coastal Gokarṇa with waves, and a close-up of black Śāligrāma stones worshipped on a leaf-altar; ending at a steadfast mountain/rock-temple of Acaleśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
• Prayāga
• Kedāra
• Śravaṇa-nadī
• Citrakūṭa
• Gokarṇa
• Śāligrāma
• Acaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage unites diverse sacred currents—Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava—affirming that dharma is strengthened through reverence to many tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) and Prayāga are especially prominent, alongside Kedāra and Gokarṇa as famed Śaiva centers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse lists destinations; customary tīrtha practices implied are snāna (bathing), darśana, and pūjā.