Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

तीर्थं धूतेश्वरीसङ्गमेरण्डीसंज्ञकं तथा । तीर्थं च कनकेश्वर्या ज्वालेश्वरं ततः परम्

Transliteration

tīrthaṃ dhūteśvarīsaṅgameraṇḍīsaṃjñakaṃ tathā | tīrthaṃ ca kanakeśvaryā jvāleśvaraṃ tataḥ param

Translation

Et il y a le tīrtha au confluent de Dhūteśvarī, nommé Eraṇḍī ; ainsi que le tīrtha de Kanakeśvarī ; puis, au-delà, Jvāleśvara.

Word by Word

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

• धूतेश्वरीसङ्गम्: the confluence of Dhūteśvarī
• धूतेश्वरीसङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूतेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धूतेश्वर्याः सङ्गमः)

• एरण्डीसंज्ञकम्: named ‘Eraṇḍī’
• एरण्डीसंज्ञकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एरण्डी (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (एरण्डी-संज्ञकं = एरण्डी-नामकं) विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (and likewise)

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

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

• कनकेश्वर्याः: of Kanakeśvarī
• कनकेश्वर्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनकेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Kanakeśvarī)

• ज्वालेश्वरम्: Jvāleśvara
• ज्वालेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ज्वालायाः ईश्वरः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अपादानार्थक (thereafter/from there)

• परम्: next, further
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ज्वालेश्वरम्/तीर्थम्)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhūteśvarī-saṅgama (Eraṇḍī); Kanakeśvarī; Jvāleśvara

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visible confluence where a smaller river (Dhūteśvarī/Eraṇḍī) meets the larger Revā; pilgrims bathing at the meeting point; nearby two small shrines—Kanakeśvarī and a fiery-themed Jvāleśvara with lamp-flames prominent.

Characters & Entities

• Dhūteśvarī-saṅgama
• Eraṇḍī
• Kanakeśvarī
• Jvāleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa sanctifies landscape through Śakti-saṅgamas and Śiva-lingas, presenting pilgrimage as a unified path of devotion and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhūteśvarī-saṅgama (Eraṇḍī), Kanakeśvarī-tīrtha, and Jvāleśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the mention of a saṅgama implies snāna and worship customary to confluence tīrthas.