Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

मातृकेश्वरतीर्थं च भृगुतुङ्गानुवर्णनम् । तत्र भैरवमाहात्म्यं चपलेश्वरकीर्तनम्

Transliteration

mātṛkeśvaratīrthaṃ ca bhṛgutuṅgānuvarṇanam | tatra bhairavamāhātmyaṃ capaleśvarakīrtanam

Translation

Et (l’on y trouve) le tīrtha de Mātṛkeśvara et la description de Bhṛgutuṅga. Là (sont chantées) la grandeur de Bhairava et la narration à la louange de Capaleśvara.

Word by Word

• मातृकेश्वरतीर्थम्: Mātṛkeśvara-tīrtha
• मातृकेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma/Visheya (Object or item listed/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृकेश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—मातृकेश्वरस्य तीर्थम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भृगुतुङ्गानुवर्णनम्: the description of Bhṛgutuṅga
• भृगुतुङ्गानुवर्णनम्: Karma/Visheya (Object or item listed/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुतुङ्ग + अनुवर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—भृगुतुङ्गस्य अनुवर्णनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भैरवमाहात्म्यम्: the greatness (glory) of Bhairava
• भैरवमाहात्म्यम्: Karma/Visheya (Object or item listed/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—भैरवस्य माहात्म्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• चपलेश्वरकीर्तनम्: the praise/recitation of Capaleśvara
• चपलेश्वरकीर्तनम्: Karma/Visheya (Object or item listed/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चपलेश्वर + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—चपलेश्वरस्य कीर्तनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mātṛkeśvara-tīrtha; Bhṛgutuṅga; Capaleśvara

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience / yātrā seekers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hill called Bhṛgutuṅga rising above the river plain; at its base a shrine of Mātṛkeśvara with Mātṛ-gaṇa imagery; nearby a fierce Bhairava icon as guardian; and a Capaleśvara liṅga with kapāla symbolism, surrounded by lamps and red flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Mātṛkeśvara Tīrtha
• Bhṛgutuṅga
• Bhairava
• Capaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva tīrthas are strengthened by kīrtana: hearing and reciting the māhātmya of Bhairava and local Śiva-forms sanctifies the pilgrim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mātṛkeśvara Tīrtha, with associated praise of Bhairava and Capaleśvara in the Bhṛgutuṅga region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kīrtana (devotional narration/recitation) is implied as the practice tied to these sites.