Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ततो धनदतीर्थं च जटेशं मङ्गलेश्वरम् । कपिलेश्वरतीर्थं च गोपारेश्वरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tato dhanadatīrthaṃ ca jaṭeśaṃ maṅgaleśvaram | kapileśvaratīrthaṃ ca gopāreśvaramuttamam

Translation

Puis viennent Dhanada-tīrtha, Jaṭeśa et Maṅgaleśvara ; ainsi Kapileśvara-tīrtha, et l’excellent Gopāreśvara.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; 'then/thereafter')

• धनदतीर्थम्: Dhanada-tīrtha (name)
• धनदतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'धनदस्य तीर्थम्' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

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

• जटेशम्: Jaṭeśa (name)
• जटेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटा-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'जटायाः ईशः/जटानां ईशः' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• मङ्गलेश्वरम्: Maṅgaleśvara (name)
• मङ्गलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'मङ्गलस्य ईश्वरः' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• कपिलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Kapileśvara-tīrtha (name)
• कपिलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल-ईश्वर-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'कपिलेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

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

• गोपारेश्वरम्: Gopāreśvara (name)
• गोपारेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपार-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'गोपारस्य ईश्वरः' षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गोपारेश्वरम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanada-tīrtha; Kapileśvara-tīrtha; Jaṭeśa/Maṅgaleśvara/Gopāreśvara shrines

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Five shrines along a river path, each with symbolic vignette: Dhanada-tīrtha with Kubera-like prosperity iconography near a liṅga; Jaṭeśa with matted-hair Śiva motif; Maṅgaleśvara with wedding/auspicious lamp imagery; Kapileśvara with sage Kapila teaching; Gopāreśvara with cows sheltered near the temple.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanada-tīrtha
• Jaṭeśa
• Maṅgaleśvara
• Kapileśvara
• Gopāreśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A pilgrim’s merit grows through sequential visitation—each named Śiva-site is a doorway to auspiciousness and inner purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanada-tīrtha, Jaṭeśa, Maṅgaleśvara, Kapileśvara-tīrtha, and Gopāreśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse is a tīrtha-catalog implying worship (pūjā) and pilgrimage observances.