Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्थले धनुष्कोटौ स्नात्वा रामेश्वरं शिवम् । दृष्ट्वा नरो भक्तियुक्तस्त्रिदिनानि वसेद्द्विजाः

Transliteration

tasmiṃsthale dhanuṣkoṭau snātvā rāmeśvaraṃ śivam | dṛṣṭvā naro bhaktiyuktastridināni vaseddvijāḥ

Translation

ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย เมื่ออาบน้ำชำระที่ธนุษโกฏิแล้ว และได้เฝ้าดูพระศิวะในนามราเมศวร ผู้มีภักติพึงพำนักอยู่สามวัน.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्थले: place
• स्थले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• धनुष्कोटौ: at Dhanuskoṭi
• धनुष्कोटौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष् + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—धनुष्कोटि (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• रामेश्वरम्: Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—रामेश्वर (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः: ‘रामस्य ईश्वरः’)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; रामेश्वरस्य विशेषणम्/अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भक्तियुक्तः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तियुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—भक्ति-युक्त (तत्पुरुषः: ‘भक्त्या युक्तः’)

• त्रिदिनानि: for three days
• त्रिदिनानि: Karma (Extent/Duration/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः—त्रि-दिन (three days)

• वसेत्: should stay
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विजाः: O twice-born
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi–Rāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotee after sea-bath walks toward the grand Rāmeśvara temple; inside, the Śiva-liṅga is worshipped with bilva and water; pilgrims lodge for three days, doing japa and service.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi
• Rāmeśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by both purification (snāna) and devotional encounter (darśana), sustained through disciplined residence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi and Rāmeśvara (Śiva) in the Setu–Rāmeśvaram sacred zone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Dhanuṣkoṭi, take darśana of Rāmeśvara Śiva, and reside there for three days with devotion.