Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

छत्रोटा अलु एवा च वासतडीआमतः परम् । जाषासणा गोतीया च चरणीया दुधीयास्तथा

Transliteration

chatroṭā alu evā ca vāsataḍīāmataḥ param | jāṣāsaṇā gotīyā ca caraṇīyā dudhīyāstathā

Translation

ฉัตโรฏา และอาลุด้วย; แล้วต่อด้วย วาสะตะฑี หลังจากนั้น; ยังมี ชาษาสะณา และโคตียา; และเช่นกัน จาระณียา กับทุธีียา

Word by Word

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

• अलु: Alu (a name)
• अलु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (देशीय-रूप), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• 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)

• वासतडीआ: Vāsataḍīā (a name)
• वासतडीआ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासतडीआ (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 (thereafter/next)

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

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

• गोतीया: Gotīyas (a group/name)
• गोतीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोतीय (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)

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

• दुधीयाः: Dudhīyas (a group/name)
• दुधीयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुधीय (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)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka route-nodes (Chatroṭā–Dudhīyā sequence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night halt at a village shrine: pilgrims rest under a tree, a small oil lamp burns before a stone deity; the next day’s path is indicated by a guide pointing onward.

Characters & Entities

• Chatroṭā
• Alu
• Vāsataḍī
• Jāṣāsaṇā
• Gotīyā
• Caraṇīyā
• Dudhīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-region is understood as a constellation of places; the list itself functions as devotional recollection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Chatroṭā and the subsequent named locales are presented as part of the Dharmāraṇya sacred circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction is given in this verse.