Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

आदित्येश्वरतीर्थं च तीर्थं वै सङ्गमेश्वरम् । सङ्गमो भीमकुल्यायास्तीर्थं भीमेश्वरं शुभम्

Transliteration

ādityeśvaratīrthaṃ ca tīrthaṃ vai saṅgameśvaram | saṅgamo bhīmakulyāyāstīrthaṃ bhīmeśvaraṃ śubham

Translation

Il y a le tīrtha d’Ādityeśvara, et aussi le lieu sacré de Saṅgameśvara. Il y a la confluence avec la Bhīmakulyā, et le tīrtha auspicious de Bhīmeśvara.

Word by Word

• आदित्येश्वरतीर्थम्: Ādityeśvara tīrtha
• आदित्येश्वरतीर्थम्: Visheshya/Item (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य-ईश्वर-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; आदित्य + ईश्वर + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Visheshya/Item (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (particle: 'indeed')

• सङ्गमेश्वरम्: Saṅgameśvara
• सङ्गमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; सङ्गम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सङ्गमः: confluence
• सङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भीमकुल्यायाः: of Bhīmakulyā
• भीमकुल्यायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम-कुल्या (प्रातिपदिक; भीम + कुल्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Visheshya/Item (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भीमेश्वरम्: Bhīmeśvara
• भीमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; भीम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ādityeśvara Tīrtha; Saṅgameśvara Tīrtha; Bhīmakulyā Saṅgama; Bhīmeśvara Tīrtha

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sunrise over a river; pilgrims offering water to the sun; a liṅga shrine titled Ādityeśvara; then a dramatic confluence shrine Saṅgameśvara; a smaller stream Bhīmakulyā joining; finally Bhīmeśvara liṅga with protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• Ādityeśvara
• Saṅgameśvara
• Bhīmakulyā
• Bhīmeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is praised through localized forms (Īśvaras) tied to rivers and confluences, teaching that dharma is lived through sacred place-connection and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ādityeśvara Tīrtha, Saṅgameśvara Tīrtha, the Bhīmakulyā confluence, and the auspicious Bhīmeśvara Tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā with snāna at the saṅgama and darśana/pūjā at the Īśvara shrines.