Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

सर्वव्रताधिकं पुण्यं सर्वयज्ञोत्तरं स्मृतम् । सर्वयोगाधिकं प्रोक्तं सर्व तीर्थाधिकं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

sarvavratādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvayajñottaraṃ smṛtam | sarvayogādhikaṃ proktaṃ sarva tīrthādhikaṃ smṛtam

Translation

บุญกุศลของสิ่งนี้ถูกจดจำว่าเหนือกว่าพรตทั้งปวง และยิ่งกว่ายัญพิธีทั้งหลาย; ถูกประกาศว่าสูงส่งกว่ายคะทั้งสิ้น และได้รับการยกย่องว่าเหนือกว่าตีรถะทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• सर्वव्रताधिकम्: superior to all vows
• सर्वव्रताधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of 'पुण्यम्'); समासः तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां व्रतानाम् अधिकम्)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• सर्वयज्ञोत्तरम्: higher than all sacrifices
• सर्वयज्ञोत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of 'पुण्यम्'); समासः तत्पुरुष (सर्वेभ्यः यज्ञेभ्यः उत्तरम्/श्रेष्ठम्)

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Predication/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• सर्वयोगाधिकम्: superior to all yogas
• सर्वयोगाधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (understood of 'पुण्यम्'); समासः तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां योगानाम् अधिकम्)

• प्रोक्तम्: is declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predication/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of 'तीर्थाधिकम्' as 'all')

• तीर्थाधिकम्: superior to all holy places
• तीर्थाधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (understood of 'पुण्यम्'); समासः तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां तीर्थानाम् अधिकम्)

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Predication/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

Speaker

Unknown (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; context not provided in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Setubandha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/brāhmaṇas (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: Setu-tīrtha enthroned above icons of vrata (fasting ascetic), yajña (fire altar), yoga (meditator), and other tīrthas (river confluences), indicating ‘surpassing’ status.

Characters & Entities

• Setu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic tradition elevates certain sacred places as concentrated merit-fields, with Setu portrayed as foremost.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Tīrtha, described as superior to all tīrthas in accumulated spiritual potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, engaging in Setu-related pilgrimage acts (especially snāna) is recommended as surpassing other disciplines.