Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

चापटेश्वरकं पुण्यं तथा बदरिकाश्रमम् । रुद्रकोटिर्महाकोटि स्तथा श्रीपर्वतं शुभम्

Transliteration

cāpaṭeśvarakaṃ puṇyaṃ tathā badarikāśramam | rudrakoṭirmahākoṭi stathā śrīparvataṃ śubham

Translation

มีจาปเฏศวรกะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ และเช่นเดียวกันมีพำนักบทรบะดริกาศรม; รูทรโกฏิและมหาโกฏิ; และศรีปรวตอันเป็นมงคลด้วย

Word by Word

• चापटेश्वरकम्: Cāpaṭeśvaraka
• चापटेश्वरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चापट-ईश्वरक (प्रातिपदिक; चापट + ईश्वरक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; ‘चापटस्य ईश्वरकः’ (tatpuruṣa)

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; (चापटेश्वरकम् इति विशेषणम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘likewise’

• बदरिकाश्रमम्: Badarikāśrama
• बदरिकाश्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी-आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक; बदरी + आश्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; ‘बदऱ्याः आश्रमः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• रुद्रकोटिः: Rudrakoṭi
• रुद्रकोटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + कोटि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; (नाम)

• महाकोटि: Mahākoṭi
• महाकोटि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + कोटि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; (नाम)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘likewise’ (पाठे ‘स्तथा’ = ‘स तथा/तथा’ इति)

• श्रीपर्वतम्: Śrīparvata
• श्रीपर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + पर्वत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; (नाम)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; श्रीपर्वतम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cāpaṭeśvaraka; Badarikāśrama (local); Rudrakoṭi; Mahākoṭi; Śrīparvata

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composite sacred landscape: a small shrine of Cāpaṭeśvara near a grove, an āśrama labeled Badarikāśrama with ascetics, two powerful ‘koṭi’ shrines (Rudrakoṭi, Mahākoṭi) with many miniature Rudra-forms suggested in the air, and a luminous Śrīparvata rising behind.

Characters & Entities

• Cāpaṭeśvaraka
• Badarikāśrama
• Rudrakoṭi
• Mahākoṭi
• Śrīparvata
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is mapped as a sacred network of shrines, āśramas, and holy landmarks, each conferring puṇya through contact and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, through the listing of Cāpaṭeśvaraka, Badarikāśrama, Rudrakoṭi, Mahākoṭi, and Śrīparvata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the implied observance is pilgrimage visitation and reverential remembrance (smaraṇa).