Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कुम्भीपाकं कालसूत्रमसिपत्रवनं तथा । कृमिभक्षोंऽधकूपश्च संदंशं शाल्मली तथा

Transliteration

kumbhīpākaṃ kālasūtramasipatravanaṃ tathā | kṛmibhakṣoṃ'dhakūpaśca saṃdaṃśaṃ śālmalī tathā

Translation

Ils ne (subissent) pas non plus Kumbhīpāka, Kālasūtra et Asipatravana ; ni Kṛmibhakṣa, Andhakūpa, Saṁdaṁśa et Śālmalī.

Word by Word

• कुम्भीपाकम्: Kumbhīpāka (a hell)
• कुम्भीपाकम्: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भी + पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; नरक-नाम

• कालसूत्रम्: Kālasūtra (a hell)
• कालसूत्रम्: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; नरक-नाम

• असिपत्रवनम्: Asipatravana (a hell)
• असिपत्रवनम्: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि + पत्र + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; नरक-नाम

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (also/likewise)

• कृमिभक्षः: Kṛmibhakṣa (a hell)
• कृमिभक्षः: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृमि + भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; नरक-नाम

• अन्धकूपः: Andhakūpa (a hell)
• अन्धकूपः: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध + कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः; नरक-नाम

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

• संदंशम्: Saṃdaṃśa (a hell)
• संदंशम्: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• शाल्मली: Śālmalī (a hell)
• शाल्मली: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्मली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic scroll-like scene naming Kumbhīpāka, Kālasūtra, Asipatravana, Kṛmibhakṣa, Andhakūpa, Saṁdaṁśa, Śālmalī—depicted as symbolic tortures—contrasted with a bright shore where devotees bathe and pray.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi
• Kumbhīpāka
• Kālasūtra
• Asipatravana
• Kṛmibhakṣa
• Andhakūpa
• Saṁdaṁśa
• Śālmalī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames tīrtha devotion as a powerful remedy that averts grievous post-mortem suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi, continuing the claim that its merit frees one from multiple narakas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; this verse expands the list of consequences avoided through Dhanuṣkoṭi merit.