Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

अष्टादश तथा कोट्यो रामको देश उच्यते । तोमरश्चापि कर्णाटो युगलश्च त्रयस्त्विमे

Transliteration

aṣṭādaśa tathā koṭyo rāmako deśa ucyate | tomaraścāpi karṇāṭo yugalaśca trayastvime

Translation

At ang Rāmaka ay tinatawag na lupain na may labingwalong koṭi. Ang Tomara, Karṇāṭa, at Yugala—ang tatlong ito rin—ay binabanggit dito.

Word by Word

• aṣṭādaśa: eighteen
• aṣṭādaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭādaśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (eighteen)

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (and also)

• koṭyaḥ: crores
• koṭyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• rāmakaḥ: Rāmaka (name)
• rāmakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• deśaḥ: region/country
• deśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ucyate: is called
• ucyate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• tomaraḥ: Tomara (name)
• tomaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tomara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also)

• karṇāṭaḥ: Karṇāṭa (name)
• karṇāṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yugalaḥ: Yugala (name)
• yugalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (three)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध (but/indeed)

• ime: these
• ime: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmaka (deśa-name)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A four-part map vignette: Rāmaka shown as an immense expanse with ‘18 koṭi’ mark; three banners labeled Tomara, Karṇāṭa, Yugala as allied regions/peoples around it.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmaka
• Tomara
• Karṇāṭa
• Yugala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vast numerical and regional references emphasize the Purāṇa’s panoramic sacred worldview—dharma extends across immense lands and peoples.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is described; several regions are named within a geographic enumeration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.