Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

नान्यदन्वेषणीयं ते तीर्थमत्र महामुने । ममोपहारवेलायां दृश्यते तीर्थसंचयः

Transliteration

nānyadanveṣaṇīyaṃ te tīrthamatra mahāmune | mamopahāravelāyāṃ dṛśyate tīrthasaṃcayaḥ

Translation

«Ô grand muni, nul autre tīrtha n’est à chercher ici. À l’heure de Mon offrande, l’amas des tīrtha se laisse réellement voir.»

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• अन्वेषणीयम्: to be searched for
• अन्वेषणीयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + इष् (धातु) → अन्वेषणीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे ‘-नीय’ (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be sought’

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् मुनिः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपहार-वेलायाम्: at the time of offering
• उपहार-वेलायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहार (प्रातिपदिक) + वेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• दृश्यते: is seen, appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• तीर्थ-संचयः: collection of tīrthas
• तीर्थ-संचयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तीर्थानां संचयः)

Speaker

Śiva (Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala—sadopahāra-velā tīrtha-sammelana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni (unnamed here; later context includes Devī as frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva addressing a great sage near Aruṇācala, gesturing toward the sanctum where, at offering time, a radiant multitude of tīrthas becomes visible—suggesting ‘do not seek elsewhere’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mahāmune (the sage addressee)
• Tīrthasaṃcaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True pilgrimage culminates in devotion at the Lord’s presence; the essence of many journeys is gathered in Śiva-worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala’s Śiva-sannidhi, portrayed as sufficient in itself—rendering other tīrtha-search unnecessary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Be present at Śiva’s ‘upahāra-velā’ (offering time) to witness/receive the merit of the tīrtha-collection.