Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

सर्वतीर्थफलः प्रोक्तो विप्राणामपि कामदः । रामचन्द्रेति रामेति रामेति समुदाहृतः

Transliteration

sarvatīrthaphalaḥ prokto viprāṇāmapi kāmadaḥ | rāmacandreti rāmeti rāmeti samudāhṛtaḥ

Translation

اسے تمام تیرتھوں کے پھل دینے والا کہا گیا ہے اور برہمنوں کی خواہشیں بھی پوری کرتا ہے؛ اسے ‘رام چندر’، ‘رام’، ‘رام’ کہہ کر پکارا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• sarva-tīrtha-phalaḥ: (he/it) who is the fruit of all pilgrimages
• sarva-tīrtha-phalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां तीर्थाणां फलम् (यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• proktaḥ: is declared
• proktaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (said/declared)

• viprāṇām: of Brahmins
• viprāṇām: Sambandha (Beneficiary/possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि (particle: also/even)

• kāmadaḥ: giver of desires (boons)
• kāmadaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rāma-candra-iti: as ‘Ramachandra’
• rāma-candra-iti: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: कर्मधारय: रामः चन्द्र इव (रामचन्द्रः); इति-प्रयोग (quotative)

• rāma-iti: as ‘Rama’
• rāma-iti: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative): ‘राम’ इति

• rāma-iti: as ‘Rama’
• rāma-iti: Sambandha (Name/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative): ‘राम’ इति

• samudāhṛtaḥ: is proclaimed/recited
• samudāhṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (हृ धातु) → sam-ud-āhṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (uttered/recited)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim map dissolves into a rosary: rivers, ghats, and shrines merge into the glowing words ‘Rāmacandra’ and ‘Rāma’; brāhmaṇas chant in unison, offerings and scriptures beside them.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāmacandra
• Tīrtha
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine-name recitation can equal or surpass pilgrimage merit, functioning as a concentrated spiritual practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

All tīrthas are invoked collectively; no single location is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Uttering/chanting the names ‘Rāmacandra’ and ‘Rāma’ as a meritorious practice.