Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

दारुकेश्वरतीर्थं च व्यतीपातेश्वरं तथा । पातालेश्वरतीर्थं च कोटियज्ञं तथैव च

Transliteration

dārukeśvaratīrthaṃ ca vyatīpāteśvaraṃ tathā | pātāleśvaratīrthaṃ ca koṭiyajñaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

S’y trouvent aussi le tīrtha de Dārukeśvara et, de même, Vyatīpāteśvara ; le tīrtha de Pātāleśvara, ainsi que le lieu sacré nommé Koṭiyajña.

Word by Word

• dārukeśvara-tīrtham: the Dārukeśvara pilgrimage-place
• dārukeśvara-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dārukeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dārukeśvarasya tīrtham)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• vyatīpāta-īśvaram: Vyatīpāteśvara (name of Śiva)
• vyatīpāta-īśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyatīpāta (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vyatīpātasya īśvaraḥ) नाम

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise')

• pātāla-īśvara-tīrtham: the Pātāleśvara pilgrimage-place
• pātāla-īśvara-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pātāleśvarasya tīrtham)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• koṭi-yajñam: Koṭiyajña (name of a sacred rite/place)
• koṭi-yajñam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (koṭyāḥ yajñaḥ / koṭi-yajñaḥ) नाम

• tathā-eva: just so, likewise indeed
• tathā-eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय; 'tathā' (likewise) + 'eva' (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dārukeśvara-tīrtha; Vyatīpāteśvara; Pātāleśvara-tīrtha; Koṭiyajña

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim route panel showing four shrines: Dārukeśvara amid trees; Vyatīpāteśvara under a sky with sun–moon alignment (vyatīpāta symbolism); Pātāleśvara as a cave/descending steps; Koṭiyajña as an ancient yajña-vedi with many small fire-altars now sanctified by a liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Dārukeśvara
• Vyatīpāteśvara
• Pātāleśvara
• Koṭiyajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa maps dharma onto landscape: multiple Śiva-tīrthas are remembered as concentrated sources of puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dārukeśvara-tīrtha, Vyatīpāteśvara, Pātāleśvara-tīrtha, and Koṭiyajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct instruction is given; the verse lists tīrthas, with Koṭiyajña implying sacrificial (yajña) merit by name.