Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मुण्डीरं प्रथमं तत्र कालप्रियं तथापरम् । मूलस्थानं तृतीयं च सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्

Transliteration

muṇḍīraṃ prathamaṃ tatra kālapriyaṃ tathāparam | mūlasthānaṃ tṛtīyaṃ ca sarvavyādhivināśanam

Translation

其处第一为“蒙迪罗”（Muṇḍīra），第二为“迦罗普利耶”（Kālapriya），第三为“母罗萨他那”（Mūlasthāna）——能灭除一切疾病者。

Word by Word

• muṇḍīram: Muṇḍīra (first shrine)
• muṇḍīram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṇḍīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — name of a place/shrine

• prathamam: first
• prathamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — first; agrees with muṇḍīram

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — there

• kālapriyam: Kālapriya (second shrine)
• kālapriyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘dear to Kāla’ (name)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — likewise/and

• aparam: the next/other
• aparam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — other/next; agrees with kālapriyam

• mūlasthānam: Mūlasthāna (third shrine)
• mūlasthānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘root-place’ (name)

• tṛtīyam: third
• tṛtīyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — third; agrees with mūlasthānam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — and

• sarvavyādhivināśanam: destroyer of all diseases
• sarvavyādhivināśanam: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — destroyer of all diseases; predicate/epithet of mūlasthānam

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Muṇḍīra–Kālapriya–Mūlasthāna (Bhāskara-tritaya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three distinct Sūrya icons labeled Muṇḍīra, Kālapriya, and Mūlasthāna; at Mūlasthāna, supplicants seek relief from ailments, suggesting a healing shrine atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Muṇḍīra
• Kālapriya
• Mūlasthāna
• Bhāskara (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames sacred geography as spiritually and bodily transformative—certain shrines are praised as destroyers of disease through divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Three named solar shrines/tīrthas—Muṇḍīra, Kālapriya, and Mūlasthāna—within the Hāṭakeśvara region described in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse functions as a tīrtha-catalog identifying where devotees may seek healing merit.