Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

इन्द्रेश्वरश्च तत्रैव रैवतः पर्वतस्तथा । उज्जयंतश्च तत्रैव देवः कुम्भीश्वरः स्मृतः

Transliteration

indreśvaraśca tatraiva raivataḥ parvatastathā | ujjayaṃtaśca tatraiva devaḥ kumbhīśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

Dort selbst befinden sich (die heiligen Stätten des) Indreśvara; ebenso der Berg Raivata; und dort ist auch Ujjayanta. An eben diesem Ort wird die Gottheit als Kumbhīśvara in Erinnerung gehalten.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रेश्वरः: Indreśvara (name)
• इन्द्रेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—इन्द्रस्य ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• रैवतः: Raivata (name)
• रैवतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Apposition/Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (likewise)

• उज्जयन्तः: Ujjayanta (name)
• उज्जयन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्जयन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• देवः: the god/deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• कुम्भीश्वरः: Kumbhīśvara (name)
• कुम्भीश्वरः: Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भी + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कुम्भ्याः/कुम्भ्याः (कुम्भी) ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/known
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara; Kumbhīśvara; Raivata/Ujjayanta-parvata-darśana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred map: two Śiva shrines (Indreśvara, Kumbhīśvara) in the foreground, with the twin mountain presences Raivata and Ujjayanta rising behind, pilgrims pointing toward peaks.

Characters & Entities

• Indreśvara
• Raivata (Parvata)
• Ujjayanta
• Kumbhīśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are mapped through divine names; remembering and visiting such Śiva-sites is itself a dharmic act that aligns one with tīrtha-merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, highlighting Indreśvara and Kumbhīśvara along with the holy eminences Raivata and Ujjayanta.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it primarily enumerates the sacred landmarks and deities of the kṣetra.