Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

देवीपुरान्महापुण्यात्प्रतीच्यां दिश्यदूरतः । फुल्लग्राममिति ख्यातं स्थानमस्ति महत्तरम्

Transliteration

devīpurānmahāpuṇyātpratīcyāṃ diśyadūrataḥ | phullagrāmamiti khyātaṃ sthānamasti mahattaram

Translation

ไม่ไกลนักทางทิศตะวันตกจากเทวีปุระอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ยิ่ง มีสถานที่ยิ่งใหญ่ยิ่งนัก อันเลื่องนามว่า ‘พุลลคราม’

Word by Word

• devīpurāt: from Devīpura
• devīpurāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahāpuṇyāt: from the very holy (place)
• mahāpuṇyāt: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• pratīcyām: in the west
• pratīcyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• diśi: in the direction
• diśi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• adūrataḥ: not far away
• adūrataḥ: Desha (Place-modifier/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adūrataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place; 'not far')

• phullagrāmam: Phullagrāma (the village named 'Phulla')
• phullagrāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phulla + grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-marker (Quotation/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• khyātam: is known/called
• khyātam: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyāta (कृदन्त; √khyā धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• sthānam: a place
• sthānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriya (Existence/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahattaram: greater, very great
• mahattaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Phullagrāma (near Devīpura)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Munis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrated ‘map-scene’: Devīpura indicated as a sacred settlement; to its west lies Phullagrāma—lush, blossoming, expansive—suggesting prosperity and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Devīpura
• Phullagrāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic māhātmya anchors devotion in real landscapes, mapping holy places as gateways to merit and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Phullagrāma is introduced as a major sacred locale near Devīpura, setting the stage for the Kṣīrakuṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a geographical placement verse establishing the pilgrimage setting.