Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

मुण्डीश्वरेति च तथा प्रसिद्धिमगमत्क्षितौ । मुंडीश्वरसमीपस्थं सरस्वत्यां महोदयम्

Transliteration

muṇḍīśvareti ca tathā prasiddhimagamatkṣitau | muṃḍīśvarasamīpasthaṃ sarasvatyāṃ mahodayam

Translation

Auf Erden wurde es unter dem Namen Muṇḍīśvara berühmt. Nahe bei Muṇḍīśvara, an der Sarasvatī, liegt ein Tīrtha namens Mahodaya.

Word by Word

• मुण्डीश्वर: Muṇḍīśvara (name)
• मुण्डीश्वर: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्डीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (as name-stem in quotation)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-अव्यय (quotative)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

• प्रसिद्धिम्: fame, renown
• प्रसिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• अगमत्: attained, reached
• अगमत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperfect, 3rd sg)

• क्षितौ: on earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• मुण्डीश्वरसमीपस्थम्: situated near Muṇḍīśvara
• मुण्डीश्वरसमीपस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुण्डीश्वर-समीप-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; मुण्डीश्वर + समीप + स्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘समीपे स्थितम्’ (neuter sg qualifying महोदयम्)

• सरस्वत्याम्: in/at the Sarasvatī (river)
• सरस्वत्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• महोदयम्: Mahayoda/‘Mahodaya’ (name of a sacred spot; lit. great prosperity)
• महोदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Nom/Acc singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahodaya (near Muṇḍīśvara)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’ in the surrounding passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-path along the Sarasvatī bank: a marker-stone or small shrine labeled ‘Muṇḍīśvara’; nearby, a serene river-bend signifying ‘Mahodaya’ with ascetics performing ācamana.

Characters & Entities

• Muṇḍīśvara
• Sarasvatī River
• Mahodaya Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is preserved through names and renown; tīrthas cluster as a chain of merit along the river.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Muṇḍīśvara and the nearby Mahodaya tīrtha on the Sarasvatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse primarily provides location and traditional naming.