Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

भीमेश्वरश्च तत्रैव ततः क्षेत्रं महाप्रभम् । तैलसारणिकंनाम त्रेतायां हैममारकम्

Transliteration

bhīmeśvaraśca tatraiva tataḥ kṣetraṃ mahāprabham | tailasāraṇikaṃnāma tretāyāṃ haimamārakam

Translation

Là aussi se trouve Bhīmeśvara ; puis (l’on parvient à) un domaine sacré d’un grand éclat, nommé Tailasāraṇika—connu à l’âge de Tretā sous le nom de Haimamāraka.

Word by Word

• भीमेश्वरः: Bhīmeśvara (name)
• भीमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—भीमस्य ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (ablatival adverb: ‘thereafter/from there’)

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred field/region
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• महाप्रभम्: very splendid/glorious
• महाप्रभम्: Visheshana (Adjective of क्षेत्रम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—महान् प्रभः/प्रभा यस्य (कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• तैलसारणिकम्: Tailasāraṇika (name)
• तैलसारणिकम्: Karta/Predicate nominative (name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल + सारणिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तैलस्य सारणिकम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देश (naming particle: ‘by name’)

• त्रेतायाम्: in the Tretā age
• त्रेतायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रेता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• हैममारकम्: Haimamāraka (name/epithet)
• हैममारकम्: Predicate nominative (appositional epithet/name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैम + मारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—हैमम् मारकम् (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tailasāraṇika (Tretā-name: Haimamāraka); Bhīmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant kṣetra with a Bhīmeśvara liṅga shrine; behind it, a split-time depiction: Tretā-era golden (haima) aura labeled Haimamāraka and present-era Tailasāraṇika, showing continuity across ages.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmeśvara
• Tailasāraṇika
• Tretā Yuga
• Haimamāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas carry layered sanctity across ages; the Purāṇa preserves their ancient names to deepen remembrance and pilgrimage faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The radiant kṣetra called Tailasāraṇika (known in Tretā as Haimamāraka), along with the Bhīmeśvara shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the verse focuses on identifying the tīrtha and its yuga-specific name.