Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

एकाम्रके कीर्तिमती विश्वां विश्वेश्वरे विदुः । पुष्करे पुरुहूता च केदारे मार्गदायिनी

Transliteration

ekāmrake kīrtimatī viśvāṃ viśveśvare viduḥ | puṣkare puruhūtā ca kedāre mārgadāyinī

Translation

In Ekāmra ist sie als Kīrtimatī bekannt, die von heiliger Berühmtheit. Bei Viśveśvara erkennt man sie als Viśvā, die Allgegenwärtige. In Puṣkara ist sie Puruhūtā, die Vielangerufene. In Kedāra ist sie Mārgadāyinī, die den Pfad verleiht und die Verehrer auf dem Weg des Dharma führt.

Word by Word

• एकाम्रके: in Ekāmraka (Kāśī/region)
• एकाम्रके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाम्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कीर्तिमती: Kīrtimatī (name)
• कीर्तिमती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तिमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विश्वाम्: Viśvā (name)
• विश्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘विश्वा’ नाम

• विश्वेश्वरे: in Viśveśvara (place of the Lord of the universe)
• विश्वेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईश्वरः)

• विदुः: they know / call (her)
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुष्करे: in Puṣkara
• पुष्करे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरुहूता: Puruhūtā (name)
• पुरुहूता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पुरुहूता’ नाम

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

• केदारे: in Kedāra
• केदारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मार्गदायिनी: Mārgadāyinī (giver of the path; name)
• मार्गदायिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग + दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मार्गं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa dialogue style within Āvantya/Revā material)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ekāmra; Kāśī (Viśveśvara); Puṣkara; Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-procession moves through four iconic settings: Ekāmra’s temple-forest with a single mango tree motif (Kīrtimatī), Kāśī’s Viśveśvara liṅga with Devī as Viśvā radiating into all directions, Puṣkara’s lake with Brahmā’s presence while Devī appears as Puruhūtā receiving many offerings, and snow-clad Kedāra where Devī as Mārgadāyinī holds a lamp/lotus guiding travelers along a mountain path.

Characters & Entities

• Ekāmra
• Viśveśvara
• Puṣkara
• Kedāra
• Kīrtimatī
• Viśvā
• Puruhūtā
• Mārgadāyinī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One Goddess is revered in many sacred places under many names; pilgrimage and devotion reveal her all-pervading grace and guidance in dharma.

Which specific holy sites (Tirthas) are glorified here?

Ekāmra (commonly identified with the Ekāmra-kṣetra of Bhubaneśvar), Viśveśvara (Kāśī/Varanasi), Puṣkara (Rajasthan), and Kedāra (Kedarnath in the Himalayas).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse functions as a mahatmya-style identification for worship—honoring the Goddess with the appropriate local name at each kṣetra.