Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

आमलेश्वरतीर्थं च तीर्थं कन्थेश्वरं तथा । आषाढीतीर्थमित्याहुः शृङ्गीतीर्थं तथैव च

Transliteration

āmaleśvaratīrthaṃ ca tīrthaṃ kantheśvaraṃ tathā | āṣāḍhītīrthamityāhuḥ śṛṅgītīrthaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Et il y a l’Āmaleśvara-tīrtha, ainsi que le tīrtha de Kantheśvara. Ils appellent aussi un lieu Āṣāḍhī-tīrtha, et de même Śṛṅgī-tīrtha.

Word by Word

• आमलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Āmaleśvaratīrtha (name)
• आमलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलेश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आमलेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

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

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

• कन्थेश्वरम्: Kantheśvara (name)
• कन्थेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्थेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कन्था-नामकः ईश्वरः)

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

• आषाढीतीर्थम्: Āṣāḍhītīrtha (name)
• आषाढीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आषाढी-नामकं तीर्थम्)

• इति: thus; as (it is) called
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश (quotative particle)

• आहुः: they say; they call
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; धातुः—अह्/ब्रू (कथने)

• शृङ्गीतीर्थम्: Śṛṅgītīrtha (name)
• शृङ्गीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शृङ्गी-नामकं तीर्थम्)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āmaleśvara-tīrtha; Kantheśvara-tīrtha; Āṣāḍhī-tīrtha; Śṛṅgī-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four stations in a single continuous frieze: Āmaleśvara liṅga under an āmalaka (amla) tree; Kantheśvara liṅga adorned with a garland around the ‘throat’ motif; Āṣāḍhī-tīrtha shown with monsoon clouds and first rains; Śṛṅgī-tīrtha depicted near a horn-shaped hill/peak or with a rishi holding a śṛṅga (horn) symbol.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Āmaleśvara Tīrtha
• Kantheśvara
• Āṣāḍhī Tīrtha
• Śṛṅgī Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tradition sanctifies the river landscape through named tīrthas, many linked with Śiva (Īśvara), encouraging devotional travel and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Āmaleśvara-tīrtha, Kantheśvara-tīrtha, Āṣāḍhī-tīrtha, and Śṛṅgī-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; this verse is part of a tīrtha-catalogue.