Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

साम्बादित्याह्वयं तीर्थमुदम्बर्याश्च सङ्गमः । सिद्धेश्वरं च मार्कण्डं तथा सिद्धेश्वरीकृतम्

Transliteration

sāmbādityāhvayaṃ tīrthamudambaryāśca saṅgamaḥ | siddheśvaraṃ ca mārkaṇḍaṃ tathā siddheśvarīkṛtam

Translation

Le tīrtha nommé Sāmbāditya ; la confluence avec l’Udambarī ; Siddheśvara ; Mārkaṇḍa ; et aussi le lieu rendu sacré par Siddheśvarī.

Word by Word

• साम्बादित्याह्वयम्: named ‘Sāmbāditya’
• साम्बादित्याह्वयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साम्बादित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (साम्बादित्य-नामकं)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• उदम्बर्याः: of Udambarī
• उदम्बर्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदम्बरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सिद्धः ईश्वरः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मार्कण्डम्: Mārkaṇḍa (place/linga)
• मार्कण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

• सिद्धेश्वरीकृतम्: made/established as ‘Siddheśvarī’
• सिद्धेश्वरीकृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त (PPP) ‘कृत’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धेश्वरी-रूपेण कृतम्/सिद्धेश्वरीकृतम्)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāmbāditya; Udambarī-saṅgama; Siddheśvara; Mārkaṇḍa; Siddheśvarī-kṛta

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A river confluence with a Sūrya shrine (Sāmbāditya) catching first light; nearby a Śiva-liṅga temple of Siddheśvara and a Devī shrine marking ‘Siddheśvarī-kṛta’; pilgrims perform arghya to the rising sun and abhiṣeka to the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmbāditya Tīrtha
• Udambarī-saṅgama
• Siddheśvara
• Mārkaṇḍa
• Siddheśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā Khaṇḍa presents a plural sacred landscape where Sūrya, Śiva, and Śakti sanctuaries coexist as complementary paths of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāmbāditya-tīrtha, Udambarī-saṅgama, Siddheśvara, Mārkaṇḍa, and a Siddheśvarī-sanctified place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription is stated; the verse primarily enumerates sacred sites.