Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 141

Devanagari script

भृगुतुङ्गे महाराज प्रसिद्धो भैरवः शिवः । तस्य याम्यविभागे च तीर्थं वै चपलेश्वरम्

Transliteration

bhṛgutuṅge mahārāja prasiddho bhairavaḥ śivaḥ | tasya yāmyavibhāge ca tīrthaṃ vai capaleśvaram

Translation

Ô grand roi, sur Bhṛgutunga, Śiva est renommé sous le nom de Bhairava ; et sur son versant méridional se trouve assurément le tīrtha appelé Capaleśvara.

Word by Word

• भृगुतुङ्गे: at Bhṛgutuṅga
• भृगुतुङ्गे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + तुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भृगोः तुङ्गः) स्थाननाम (at Bhṛgutuṅga)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् राजा) संबोधन

• प्रसिद्धः: renowned
• प्रसिद्धः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √सिध् (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भैरवः)

• भैरवः: Bhairava
• भैरवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भैरवस्य अपि नाम/समनाधिकरण

• तस्य: of that (place)/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him/of that)

• याम्यविभागे: in the southern division
• याम्यविभागे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य + विभाग (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (याम्यः विभागः = दक्षिणभागः) स्थाननिर्देश

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

• तीर्थम्: a sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed)

• चपलेश्वरम्: Capaleśvara
• चपलेश्वरम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चपल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चपलः ईश्वरः) नाम (Capaleśvara)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, continuing narration in Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgutunga-Bhairava; Capaleśvara tīrtha

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as Mahārāja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rocky hill (Bhṛgutunga) crowned by a Bhairava shrine—Śiva fierce yet auspicious; below on the southern slope a smaller liṅga-shrine labeled Capaleśvara; pilgrims climb with lamps at dusk.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgutunga
• Bhairava
• Śiva
• Capaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It maps sacred geography: recognizing Śiva’s forms (Bhairava) and nearby tīrthas is itself part of pilgrimage-knowledge (tīrtha-jñāna) that supports dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhṛgutunga, where Śiva is renowned as Bhairava, and the nearby Capaleśvara tīrtha on the southern side.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse primarily identifies the deity-form and the tīrtha location.