Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

मध्ये चैव तथादौ च श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । रामेश्वरत्रयं राम एवं तत्र विधाय सः

Transliteration

madhye caiva tathādau ca śraddhāpūtena cetasā | rāmeśvaratrayaṃ rāma evaṃ tatra vidhāya saḥ

Translation

ایمان و عقیدت سے پاکیزہ دل کے ساتھ راما نے وہاں رامیشوروں کی تثلیث قائم کی—ایک درمیان میں اور اسی طرح ایک آغاز میں—یوں اُس نے اُس مقام پر اُنہیں مرتب کیا۔

Word by Word

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रद्धापूतेन: with (a mind) purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + पूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपदभावः—‘श्रद्धया पूत’ (purified by faith)

• चेतसा: with the mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रामेश्वरत्रयम्: the three Rāmeśvaras
• रामेश्वरत्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘रामेश्वराणां त्रयम्’ (a triad of Rāmeśvaras)

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) प्रकारवाचक

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देशवाचक

• विधाय: having arranged/established
• विधाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara-traya (triad of Rāmeśvaras)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mapped sacred landscape: three liṅgas aligned along the Setu route—one at the start, one mid-way, one at the end—Rāma overseeing consecrations with a serene, faith-filled expression.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Rāmeśvara (triad)
• Setubandha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faith) purifies the heart and makes sacred acts fruitful; establishing Śiva at the tīrtha anchors devotion for generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara at Setubandha—specifically the tradition of multiple Rāmeśvara shrines/liṅgas (a triad).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing/arranging the Rāmeśvara-traya (three Śiva-liṅgas) with श्रद्धा and consequent worship.