Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

भूतीश्वरं समायाता सिद्धो यत्र महामुनिः । भूतीश्वरे समीपस्थं तत्र प्राप्ता मनोरमम्

Transliteration

bhūtīśvaraṃ samāyātā siddho yatra mahāmuniḥ | bhūtīśvare samīpasthaṃ tatra prāptā manoramam

Translation

Elle parvint à Bhūtīśvara, où un grand muni avait atteint la perfection. Près de Bhūtīśvara, elle atteignit un lieu charmant et de bon augure.

Word by Word

• भूतीश्वरम्: to Bhūtīśvara (a sacred place/Śiva)
• भूतीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; भूति + ईश्वर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतेः ईश्वरः)

• समायाता: arrived
• समायाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सम्+आ+या’ = arrived

• सिद्धः: accomplished/perfected
• सिद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (महामुनिः)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + मुनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

• भूतीश्वरे: at/in Bhūtīśvara
• भूतीश्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; भूति + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• समीपस्थम्: situated nearby
• समीपस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समीप + स्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मनोरमम्); समासः तत्पुरुषः (समीपे स्थितम्)

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

• प्राप्ता: reached
• प्राप्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्र+आप्’ = reached/obtained

• मनोरमम्: a delightful (place)
• मनोरमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-स्थानवाचक (object of motion)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhūtīśvara

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The river approaches a Śiva shrine named Bhūtīśvara; a great sage sits in meditation, aura of accomplishment; the spot is lush and auspicious, with bilva trees and a small temple spire near the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Bhūtīśvara
• Mahāmuni (unnamed Siddha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes especially potent when sanctified by realized sages; Sarasvatī’s presence marks such sites as spiritually delightful and merit-giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhūtīśvara and its nearby sacred locality, highlighted as a place associated with a siddha mahāmuni.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse functions as tīrtha-identification and praise through association with siddhi.