Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

पराशरेश्वरं पुण्यं कुसुमेशमनुत्तमम् । कुण्डलेश्वरतीर्थं च तथा कलकलेश्वरम्

Transliteration

parāśareśvaraṃ puṇyaṃ kusumeśamanuttamam | kuṇḍaleśvaratīrthaṃ ca tathā kalakaleśvaram

Translation

S’y trouvent aussi le saint Parāśareśvara, l’incomparable Kusumeśa, le gué sacré de Kuṇḍaleśvara, et de même Kalakaleśvara.

Word by Word

• पराशरेश्वरम्: Parāśareśvara
• पराशरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पराशरस्य ईश्वरः)

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कुसुमेशम्: Kusumeśa
• कुसुमेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुसुमस्य ईशः)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कुण्डलेश्वरतीर्थम्: the Kuṇḍaleśvara tīrtha
• कुण्डलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कुण्डलेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

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

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (addition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• कलकलेश्वरम्: Kalakaleśvara
• कलकलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलकल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कलकलस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā-māhātmya style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parāśareśvara; Kusumeśa; Kuṇḍaleśvara-tīrtha; Kalakaleśvara

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene river-curve with a hermitage-marker for Parāśareśvara; devotees carrying baskets of flowers to Kusumeśa; a shrine with ear-ornament motif (kuṇḍala) carved on doorway; a spot where water audibly murmurs (kalakala) beside Kalakaleśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśareśvara
• Kusumeśa
• Kuṇḍaleśvara Tīrtha
• Kalakaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering and visiting Śiva-associated tīrthas is praised as a direct source of puṇya and spiritual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Parāśareśvara, Kusumeśa, Kuṇḍaleśvara-tīrtha, and Kalakaleśvara—named Śaiva sacred sites within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage map.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse functions as tīrtha-saṅkīrtana (a meritorious listing) implying pilgrimage, darśana, and worship.