Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

मान्धातृपुरपार्श्वे च सिद्धेश्वरयमेश्वरौ । ओङ्कारात्पूर्वभागे च केदारं तीर्थमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

māndhātṛpurapārśve ca siddheśvarayameśvarau | oṅkārātpūrvabhāge ca kedāraṃ tīrthamuttamam

Translation

وبقرب مدينة ماندھاتṛ (Māndhātṛ) يوجد مزارا سِدِّهشْفَرَا (Siddheśvara) ويَمِشْفَرَا (Yameśvara). وإلى شرق أونكارا (Oṅkāra) يقع التيرثا الفاضل المسمّى كيدارا (Kedāra).

Word by Word

• मान्धातृपुरपार्श्वे: at the side of Māndhātṛpura
• मान्धातृपुरपार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान्धातृपुर + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण—‘मान्धातृपुरस्य पार्श्वे’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

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

• सिद्धेश्वरयमेश्वरौ: Siddheśvara and Yameśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरयमेश्वरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धेश्वर + यमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः—उभयपदप्रधानः

• ओङ्कारात्: from/after Oṅkāra
• ओङ्कारात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान—‘ओङ्कारात्’ (from Oṅkāra)

• पूर्वभागे: in the eastern part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण—‘पूर्वः भागः’ (कर्मधारयः)

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

• केदारम्: Kedāra
• केदारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म/उद्देश्य—नामनिर्देशः (object of implicit ‘(अस्ति/विद्यते)’/listing)

• तीर्थम्: a pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; केदारम् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण—तीर्थम्/केदारम् प्रति

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (east of Oṅkāra); Siddheśvara; Yameśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stylized map-like tableau: Mandhata city by the river with two shrines (Siddheśvara, Yameśvara); Omkāra temple complex; an arrow pointing east to Kedāra tīrtha; pilgrims walking with staffs and water-pots.

Characters & Entities

• Māndhātṛpura
• Siddheśvara
• Yameśvara
• Oṅkāra (Oṅkāreśvara)
• Kedāra-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is taught as a mapped discipline: moving through named Śiva-sites aligns the devotee with sacred order and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara and Yameśvara near Māndhātṛpura, and the Kedāra-tīrtha east of Oṅkāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse functions as a directional guide to tīrthas.