Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

पतितैः पर्वतैस्तैस्तु मध्यतः पूरितोदरम् । चक्रतीर्थं महापुण्यं मध्ये विच्छेदमाययौ

Transliteration

patitaiḥ parvataistaistu madhyataḥ pūritodaram | cakratīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ madhye vicchedamāyayau

Translation

Doch durch jene herabgestürzten Berge wurde die Mulde in der Mitte aufgefüllt. So erhielt das höchst verdienstvolle Cakra-tīrtha in seiner Mitte einen Spalt.

Word by Word

• पतितैः: by fallen
• पतितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित (कृदन्त; √पत् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘fallen’

• पर्वतैः: by mountains
• पर्वतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• मध्यतः: from the middle
• मध्यतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• पूरित-उदरम्: having its cavity filled
• पूरित-उदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरित (कृदन्त; √पूर् धातु) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पूरितम् उदरं यस्य/यत्र)

• चक्रतीर्थम्: Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चक्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• महा-पुण्यम्: greatly meritorious
• महा-पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् पुण्यम्)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचन

• विच्छेदम्: a split/separation
• विच्छेदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• आययौ: came to/occurred
• आययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Sūta resumes explicitly in 4.64)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred water-site called Cakratīrtha shown with a dramatic central cleft; fallen mountain-masses fill a hollow, turning part of the water-body into firm land while the tīrtha remains revered.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even seemingly disruptive events in sacred landscapes are narrated as purposeful, revealing the special sanctity (māhātmya) of a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, described as mahāpuṇya (greatly merit-giving) within the Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it focuses on the tīrtha’s physical-sacred formation.