Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

शतद्रूचन्द्रभागाद्या ऋक्षपर्वतसंभवाः । ऋषिकुल्याकुमार्याद्याः शुक्तिमत्पादसंभवाः

Transliteration

śatadrūcandrabhāgādyā ṛkṣaparvatasaṃbhavāḥ | ṛṣikulyākumāryādyāḥ śuktimatpādasaṃbhavāḥ

Translation

Rivers such as the Śatadrū and the Candrabhāgā arise from the Ṛkṣa mountain. And rivers such as Ṛṣikulyā and Kumārī arise from the foothills of Śuktimat.

Word by Word

• शतद्रूचन्द्रभागाद्याः: Śatadrū, Candrabhāgā, and others
• शतद्रूचन्द्रभागाद्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतद्रू + चन्द्रभागा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

• ऋक्षपर्वतसंभवाः: originating from the Ṛkṣa mountain
• ऋक्षपर्वतसंभवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋक्षपर्वत + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

• ऋषिकुल्याकुमार्याद्याः: Ṛṣikulyā, Kumārī, and others
• ऋषिकुल्याकुमार्याद्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋषिकुल्या + कुमारी + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

• शुक्तिमत्पादसंभवाः: originating from the Śuktimat mountain-foot
• शुक्तिमत्पादसंभवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्तिमत्पाद + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrabhāgā (Chenab) / Śatadrū (Sutlej) (implied)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two mountain masses: Ṛkṣa with snow-tinted peaks feeding two strong rivers (Sutlej/Chenab) flowing through pine valleys; Śuktimat foothills with gentler streams where sages (ṛṣis) perform homa, suggesting Ṛṣikulyā’s ascetic association.

Characters & Entities

• Śatadrū
• Candrabhāgā
• Ṛkṣaparvata
• Ṛṣikulyā
• Kumārī (river)
• Śuktimat (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The landscape itself—mountains and rivers—is mapped as sacred, encouraging a pilgrim’s vision of the earth as a field of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mountain-sources Ṛkṣaparvata and Śuktimat are highlighted as sacred origins of renowned rivers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on sacred origin and classification.