Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तत्सेतुमूलं विप्रेंद्रा यथार्थं परिकल्पितम् । सेतोस्तु पश्चिमा कोटिर्दर्भशय्या प्रकीर्तिता

Transliteration

tatsetumūlaṃ vipreṃdrā yathārthaṃ parikalpitam | setostu paścimā koṭirdarbhaśayyā prakīrtitā

Translation

โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ สถานที่นั้นได้สถาปนาโดยแท้เป็นมูลแห่งเซตุ; และปลายด้านตะวันตกของเซตุเลื่องลือว่า “ทัรภศัยยา”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• सेतुमूलम्: the bridge-base
• सेतुमूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतुमूल (प्रातिपदिक; सेतु + मूल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृस्थानी/वाक्यविषय

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O best of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; विप्र + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), बहुवचन; संबोधन

• यथार्थम्: truly/according to reality
• यथार्थम्: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; यथा + अर्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• परिकल्पितम्: has been arranged/constructed
• परिकल्पितम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• सेतोः: of the bridge
• सेतोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• पश्चिमा: western
• पश्चिमा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कोटिः: end/edge/limit
• कोटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृस्थानी/वाक्यविषय

• दर्भशय्या: a bed of darbha grass
• दर्भशय्या: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भशय्या (प्रातिपदिक; दर्भ + शय्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed (as)
• प्रकीर्तिता: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘is proclaimed/called’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; addressing viprāḥ in Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setumūla; Darbhaśayyā (western koṭi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprendra (explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-like guide points out the sacred map: Setumūla as the root and Darbhaśayyā as the western end; the coastline is drawn like a pilgrimage chart with labeled termini.

Characters & Entities

• Setumūla
• Darbhaśayyā
• Setu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is not random: the Purāṇa defines precise holy landmarks so pilgrims may orient their worship correctly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setumūla (the Setu’s root) and Darbhaśayyā (the Setu’s western extremity).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; the verse identifies authoritative sacred locations within the Setu-region.