Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

मुण्डीश्वरेति च तथा प्रसिद्धिमगमत्क्षितौ । मुंडीश्वरसमीपस्थं सरस्वत्यां महोदयम्

Transliteration

muṇḍīśvareti ca tathā prasiddhimagamatkṣitau | muṃḍīśvarasamīpasthaṃ sarasvatyāṃ mahodayam

Translation

Se hizo célebre en la tierra con el nombre de Muṇḍīśvara. Cerca de Muṇḍīśvara, en el río Sarasvatī, se halla un tīrtha llamado 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.