Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

मेरोः समीपे रुद्राण्याः कूप एष स एव च

Transliteration

meroḥ samīpe rudrāṇyāḥ kūpa eṣa sa eva ca

Translation

Dieser selbe Brunnen der Rudrāṇī befindet sich wahrlich nahe dem Berge Meru.

Word by Word

• मेरोः: of Meru
• मेरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रुद्राण्याः: of Rudrāṇī
• रुद्राण्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कूपः: the well
• कूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: that
• सः: Visheshya (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, exactly
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Devī (continuing the tīrtha-praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudrāṇī-kūpa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A majestic Mount Meru rises in the background; in its foothill-grove lies the Rudrāṇī well, shining as a small but potent sacred point near the cosmic axis.

Characters & Entities

• Rudrāṇī
• Rudrāṇī-kūpa
• Meru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography links earthly worship to cosmic centers like Meru, intensifying the site’s sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rudrāṇī-kūpa, described as being near Meru.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is specified here; it locates and elevates the tīrtha through sacred geography.