Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अमरेश्वरतीर्थं च तथा दारुवनं महत् । दारुकेश्वरतीर्थं च तीर्थं वै चरुकेश्वरम्

Transliteration

amareśvaratīrthaṃ ca tathā dāruvanaṃ mahat | dārukeśvaratīrthaṃ ca tīrthaṃ vai carukeśvaram

Translation

Und (es gibt) das Tīrtha des Amareśvara und den großen Dāruvana; ebenso das Tīrtha des Dārukeśvara und wahrlich das Tīrtha namens Carukeśvara.

Word by Word

• amareśvara-tīrtham: Amareśvara sacred ford/place
• amareśvara-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amareśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमरेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/क्रमवाचक

• dāru-vanam: Dāruvana (the forest of trees)
• dāru-vanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāru (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दारूणां वनम् / दारुवनम् नाम)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (dāruvanam इत्यस्य)

• dāruka-īśvara-tīrtham: Dārukeśvara sacred place
• dāruka-īśvara-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāruka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (दारुकेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• tīrtham: a sacred ford/place
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (Emphasis/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (indeed, certainly)

• caruka-īśvaram: Carukeśvara (a deity/place-name)
• caruka-īśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caruka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चरुकेश्वरम् नाम)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced) listing upcoming Revā tīrthas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amareśvara; Dāruvana; Dārukeśvara; Carukeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim party enters a dense sacred forest (Dāruvana) with sign-like markers for successive liṅga-tīrthas: Amareśvara, Dārukeśvara, Carukeśvara; each shrine is small, stone-built, with bilva trees and flowing water nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Amareśvara Tīrtha
• Dāruvana
• Dārukeśvara Tīrtha
• Carukeśvara Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā pilgrimage is mapped through named Śaiva tīrthas and sacred landscapes, guiding devotees toward dharmic travel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amareśvara Tīrtha, Dāruvana, Dārukeśvara Tīrtha, and Carukeśvara Tīrtha are explicitly listed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse functions as a tīrtha index.