Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

गत्वा सेतुं समुद्रे तु गंधमादनपर्वते । ईश्वरणैव गदितं तीर्थं तच्छीघ्रमासदत्

Transliteration

gatvā setuṃ samudre tu gaṃdhamādanaparvate | īśvaraṇaiva gaditaṃ tīrthaṃ tacchīghramāsadat

Translation

సముద్రంలోని సేతువుకు, గంధమాదన పర్వతానికి వెళ్లి, ఈశ్వరుడు స్వయంగా చెప్పిన ఆ తీర్థాన్ని అతడు త్వరగా చేరుకున్నాడు।

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• सेतुम्: to the bridge / causeway
• सेतुम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• समुद्रे: in the ocean
• समुद्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• गन्धमादनपर्वते: on Mount Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादनपर्वते: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गन्धमादनस्य पर्वतः)

• ईश्वरेण: by Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरेण: Karta (Agent, in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• गदितम्: declared/spoken
• गदितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ‘tīrtham’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (spoken/declared)

• तीर्थम्: the sacred ford/pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Determiner of ‘tīrtham’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेत/निर्देश (demonstrative)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आसदत्: he approached/reached
• आसदत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect, past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Ekāntarāmanātha-tīrtha (approach verse)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sage journeys across the sea-shore Setu landscape, with waves, sandbars, and a distant sacred hill (Gandhamādana), hastening toward a Śiva-proclaimed tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Setu
• Samudra (sea)
• Gandhamādana
• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Agastya’s brother

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When guided by divine word, pilgrimage becomes swift and spiritually purposeful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śiva-indicated tīrtha at Setu, associated with Gandhamādana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking tīrtha-yātrā—travel to the specified sacred geography as part of dharmic practice.