Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

याम्यायां शूलभेदस्य तत्र तीर्थमनुत्तमम् । तत्र देवशिला पुण्या स्वयं देवेन निर्मिता

Transliteration

yāmyāyāṃ śūlabhedasya tatra tīrthamanuttamam | tatra devaśilā puṇyā svayaṃ devena nirmitā

Translation

Au sud de Śūlabheda se trouve un tīrtha sans pareil. Là se dresse la sainte Devaśilā, pierre méritoire façonnée par le Dieu Lui‑même.

Word by Word

• याम्यायाम्: in the southern (direction)
• याम्यायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन (direction: south)

• शूलभेदस्य: of Śūlabheda
• शूलभेदस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलभेद (प्रातिपदिक: शूल + भेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: nominative)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (superlative sense: unsurpassed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• देवशिला: the divine rock
• देवशिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवशिला (प्रातिपदिक: देव + शिला)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुण्या: holy
• पुण्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक/स्वतन्त्रकर्तृबोधक (by oneself)

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• निर्मिता: was constructed
• निर्मिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्√मा (धातु) + त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devaśilā-tīrtha (at Śūlabheda, southern side)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-guide points to the southern sector of Śūlabheda where an extraordinary tīrtha lies; a radiant sacred stone (Devaśilā) stands, emanating divine presence.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlabheda
• Devaśilā
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas are revered as directly established by the Divine, intensifying their sanctifying power for pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unsurpassed tīrtha at the southern side of Śūlabheda, marked by Devaśilā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the site’s divine origin; specific rites (snāna/dāna) are detailed in subsequent verses.