Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेश्वरतीर्थं च तथा वै पिप्पलेश्वरम् । करोटीश्वरतीर्थं च तीर्थमिन्द्रेश्वरं शुभम्

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeśvaratīrthaṃ ca tathā vai pippaleśvaram | karoṭīśvaratīrthaṃ ca tīrthamindreśvaraṃ śubham

Translation

Da ist das Tīrtha des Mārkaṇḍeśvara und ebenso das Heiligtum des Pippaleśvara; auch das Karōṭīśvara-Tīrtha und das glückverheißende Tīrtha des Indreśvara.

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेश्वरतीर्थम्: Mārkaṇḍeśvara tīrtha
• मार्कण्डेश्वरतीर्थम्: Visheshya/Item (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय-ईश्वर-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; मार्कण्डेय + ईश्वर + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise')

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (particle: 'indeed')

• पिप्पलेश्वरम्: Pippaleśvara
• पिप्पलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; पिप्पल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• करोटीश्वरतीर्थम्: Karoṭīśvara tīrtha
• करोटीश्वरतीर्थम्: Visheshya/Item (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करोटी-ईश्वर-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; करोटी + ईश्वर + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Visheshya/Item (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इन्द्रेश्वरम्: Indreśvara
• इन्द्रेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeśvara Tīrtha; Pippaleśvara; Karōṭīśvara Tīrtha; Indreśvara Tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim visits four shrines: (1) Mārkaṇḍeśvara with an aged sage blessing, (2) Pippaleśvara under a grand aśvattha tree with hanging lamps, (3) Karōṭīśvara with skull motif reminding impermanence, (4) Indreśvara with subtle Indra iconography (vajra/clouds) near the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeśvara
• Pippaleśvara
• Karōṭīśvara
• Indreśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa maps devotion onto geography: multiple Śiva-names mark multiple access-points for worship, remembrance, and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mārkaṇḍeśvara Tīrtha, Pippaleśvara, Karōṭīśvara Tīrtha, and the auspicious Indreśvara Tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the context supports tīrtha-snānā and Śiva-pūjā at these named liṅga-sthānas.