Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

अगस्त्येशं कुमारेशं व्यासेश्वरमनुत्तमम् । वैद्यनाथं च केदारमानन्देश्वरसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

agastyeśaṃ kumāreśaṃ vyāseśvaramanuttamam | vaidyanāthaṃ ca kedāramānandeśvarasaṃjñitam

Translation

Agastyeśa, Kumāreśa et l’incomparable Vyāseśvara ; ainsi Vaidyanātha, Kedāra, et celui que l’on nomme Ānandeśvara.

Word by Word

• अगस्त्येशम्: Agastya-lord (name of a shrine/deity)
• अगस्त्येशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; 'अगस्त्यस्य ईशः' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• कुमारेशम्: Kumāra-lord (name)
• कुमारेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'कुमारस्य ईशः' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• व्यासेश्वरम्: Vyāsa-īśvara (name)
• व्यासेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'व्यासस्य ईश्वरः' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (व्यासेश्वरम्/इत्यादीनाम्)

• वैद्यनाथम्: Vaidyanātha (name)
• वैद्यनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैद्य-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'वैद्यस्य नाथः' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• केदारम्: Kedāra (name)
• केदारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आनन्देश्वरसंज्ञितम्: named ‘Ānandeśvara’
• आनन्देश्वरसंज्ञितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्द-ईश्वर-संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषणम् (संज्ञित = √ज्ञा/ज्ञा-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'संज्ञित' = named); 'आनन्देश्वर' इति नाम्ना संज्ञितम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agastyeśa–Kumāreśa–Vyāseśvara–Vaidyanātha–Kedāra–Ānandeśvara (cluster)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim procession on the Narmadā bank, moving from shrine to shrine; each liṅga bears a distinct emblem: Agastya with kamaṇḍalu, Kumāra with spear, Vyāsa with palm-leaf manuscript, Vaidyanātha with healing herbs, Kedāra with snowy peak motif, Ānandeśvara with radiant halo.

Characters & Entities

• Agastyeśa
• Kumāreśa
• Vyāseśvara
• Vaidyanātha
• Kedāra
• Ānandeśvara
• Agastya
• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence is celebrated through many epithets tied to sages and sacred lineages, implying that devotion, learning, and pilgrimage converge in tīrtha-space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A cluster of Śaiva sites named Agastyeśa, Kumāreśa, Vyāseśvara, Vaidyanātha, Kedāra, and Ānandeśvara within the Revā Khaṇḍa itinerary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the verse enumerates liṅga-sthānas for darśana and worship during tīrtha-yātrā.