Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

सुवर्णबिन्दुतीर्थं च ऋणपापप्रमोचनम् । भारभूतेश्वरं तीर्थं तथा मुण्डीश्वरं विदुः

Transliteration

suvarṇabindutīrthaṃ ca ṛṇapāpapramocanam | bhārabhūteśvaraṃ tīrthaṃ tathā muṇḍīśvaraṃ viduḥ

Translation

Ils reconnaissent ici le Suvarṇabindu-tīrtha, le lieu sacré qui délivre des fautes de la dette ; le tīrtha de Bhārabhūteśvara ; et de même le tīrtha de Muṇḍīśvara.

Word by Word

• सुवर्णबिन्दुतीर्थम्: Suvarṇabindutīrtha (name)
• सुवर्णबिन्दुतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण + बिन्दु + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सुवर्णबिन्दोः तीर्थम्/सुवर्णबिन्दु-नामकं तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• ऋणपापप्रमोचनम्: remover of debt and sin
• ऋणपापप्रमोचनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋण + पाप + प्रमोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ऋणस्य पापस्य च प्रमोचनम्); विशेषण (तीर्थस्य)

• भारभूतेश्वरम्: Bhārabhūteśvara (name)
• भारभूतेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारभूत + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भारभूतस्य ईश्वरः)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• मुण्डीश्वरम्: Muṇḍīśvara (name)
• मुण्डीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्डीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मुण्डी-नामकः ईश्वरः)

• विदुः: they know; (it is) known
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; धातुः—विद् (जानने)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from tīrtha-catalogue narration style in Māhātmya sections)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suvarṇabindu-tīrtha; Ṛṇapāpa-pramocana; Bhārabhūteśvara-tīrtha; Muṇḍīśvara-tīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Suvarṇabindu-tīrtha, a bright golden droplet motif descends into a kund; pilgrims bathe while a Śiva-liṅga shrine stands nearby. Another panel shows a devotee offering a written debt-note into fire (symbolic renunciation) under priest guidance; Bhārabhūteśvara depicted as a sturdy liṅga with a mountain-like base; Muṇḍīśvara as a fierce protective liṅga with skull-garland iconographic hints (if locally attested).

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Suvarṇabindu Tīrtha
• Ṛṇapāpapramocana Tīrtha
• Bhārabhūteśvara
• Muṇḍīśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage on the Revā is presented as a dharmic remedy—certain tīrthas are celebrated for removing burdens such as sin and even the karmic weight associated with debts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Suvarṇabindu Tīrtha, along with Ṛṇapāpapramocana, Bhārabhūteśvara, and Muṇḍīśvara—named sites in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-list.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse functions as a catalogue entry identifying tīrthas and their famed merit (especially release from ṛṇa-pāpa).