Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

द्वे योधनपुरे चैव रोहिणीतीर्थकद्वयम् । लुङ्केश्वरद्वयं ख्यातमाख्यानं मुनिना तथा

Transliteration

dve yodhanapure caiva rohiṇītīrthakadvayam | luṅkeśvaradvayaṃ khyātamākhyānaṃ muninā tathā

Translation

Auch in Yodhanapura gibt es zwei (Tīrthas) sowie ein Paar Rohiṇī-Tīrthas. Berühmt ist das Paar der Luṅkeśvara-Schreine—so bezeugt es die Erzählung des Muni.

Word by Word

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• योधनपुरे: the two Yodhanapuras (places named Yodhanapura)
• योधनपुरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योधनपुर (प्रातिपदिक; योधन + पुर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योधनस्य पुरम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• रोहिणीतीर्थकद्वयम्: the pair of Rohiṇī-tīrthakas
• रोहिणीतीर्थकद्वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी-तीर्थक-द्वय (प्रातिपदिक; रोहिणी + तीर्थक + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रोहिण्याः तीर्थकयोः द्वयम्)

• लुङ्केश्वरद्वयम्: the pair of Luṅkeśvaras
• लुङ्केश्वरद्वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुङ्क-ईश्वर-द्वय (प्रातिपदिक; लुङ्क + ईश्वर + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लुङ्कस्य ईश्वरयोः द्वयम्)

• ख्यातम्: renowned/known
• ख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘प्रसिद्धम्’

• आख्यानम्: the account/narrative
• आख्यानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुनिना: by the sage
• मुनिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

Speaker

A sage (muni), per the adhyāya’s narrative enumeration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yodhanapura tīrtha-pair; Rohiṇī-tīrtha-dvaya; Luṅkeśvara-dvaya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dwijas / virtuous listeners (brahmin audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage narrates a pilgrimage map: twin tīrthas at Yodhanapura, two Rohiṇī-tīrthas, and two Luṅkeśvara liṅga-shrines, with pilgrims listening and noting the names.

Characters & Entities

• Yodhanapura
• Rohiṇītīrtha
• Luṅkeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa sanctifies even lesser-known towns by linking them to named tīrthas and Śiva-shrines, expanding the pilgrim’s dharmic horizon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrthas in Yodhanapura, the Rohiṇī tīrthas, and the Luṅkeśvara pair, as recorded in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse continues the authoritative inventory of places suitable for pilgrimage worship.