Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तिस्रः कोटयोऽर्धकोटी च तीर्थानीह महीतले

Transliteration

tisraḥ koṭayo'rdhakoṭī ca tīrthānīha mahītale

Translation

Sa ibabaw ng daigdig na ito ay may tatlong krore at dagdag pang kalahating krore ng mga banal na tīrtha.

Word by Word

• tisraḥ: three
• tisraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of koṭayaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• koṭayaḥ: crores (ten-millions)
• koṭayaḥ: Kartā/Pradhāna (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• ardha-koṭī: half a crore
• ardha-koṭī: Kartā/Pradhāna (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (अर्धा कोटिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karta/Pradhāna (Predicate/subject complement; implied 'are')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• mahītale: on the surface of the earth
• mahītale: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī-tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महीयाः तलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mythic map of the earth dotted with countless tīrtha-lights—rivers, confluences, temples—forming a luminous pilgrimage web.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Mahī (earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The world is filled with countless sacred crossings—affirming pilgrimage as a major purāṇic path of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of tīrthas across the earth; in context it supports the exceptional status of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a numerical/thematic statement within the tīrtha-praise.