Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अमरकण्टमाहात्म्यं कपिलासङ्गमस्तथा । विशल्यासम्भवश्चापि भृगुतुङ्गाद्रिकीर्तनम्

Transliteration

amarakaṇṭamāhātmyaṃ kapilāsaṅgamastathā | viśalyāsambhavaścāpi bhṛgutuṅgādrikīrtanam

Translation

Dann (wird verkündet) die Herrlichkeit von Amarakaṇṭa; ebenso der Zusammenfluss der Kapilā; auch die Erzählung vom Ursprung der Viśalyā; und das rühmende Kīrtana des Berges Bhṛgutuṅga.

Word by Word

• अमरकण्टमाहात्म्यम्: the greatness of Amarakaṇṭa
• अमरकण्टमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरकण्ट-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अमरकण्टस्य माहात्म्यम्)

• कपिलासङ्गमः: Kapilā confluence
• कपिलासङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला-सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कपिलायाः सङ्गमः)

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also; likewise)

• विशल्यासम्भवः: the origin/source of Viśalyā
• विशल्यासम्भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशल्या-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विशल्यायाः सम्भवः/उद्गमः)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक (also)

• भृगुतुङ्गाद्रिकीर्तनम्: the narration/praise of Bhṛgutuṅga mountain
• भृगुतुङ्गाद्रिकीर्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुतुङ्ग-अद्रि-कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भृगुतुङ्ग-नाम्नः अद्रेः कीर्तनम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amarakaṇṭa; Kapilā-saṅgama; Viśalyā-utpatti-sthāna; Bhṛgutuṅga-adri

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand mountain landscape: Amarakantak as a forested plateau with springs; pilgrims gather at a confluence labeled Kapilā; a storyteller-sage recites the Viśalyā origin account to seated listeners; in the distance rises Bhṛgutuṅga peak where a small shrine and flag flutter.

Characters & Entities

• Amarakaṇṭa
• Kapilā (river)
• Kapilā Saṅgama
• Viśalyā
• Bhṛgutuṅga (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are not merely places but living narratives—origins, confluences, and mountains are to be remembered as embodiments of sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarakaṇṭa and the Kapilā confluence, along with Bhṛgutuṅga mountain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse signals topics of māhātmya to be heard/recited (kīrtana).