Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

विमलेश्वरतीर्थं च पुष्करिण्याश्च सङ्गमः । प्रशंसा शूलभेदस्य तत्रैवान्धकविक्रमः

Transliteration

vimaleśvaratīrthaṃ ca puṣkariṇyāśca saṅgamaḥ | praśaṃsā śūlabhedasya tatraivāndhakavikramaḥ

Translation

വിമലേശ്വര തീർത്ഥവും പുണ്യ പുഷ്കരിണിയുമായുള്ള സംഗമവും ഉണ്ട്. അവിടെയാണ് ശൂലഭേദത്തിന്റെ മഹിമാപ്രശംസ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നത്; അവിടെയേ അന്ധകന്റെ വിക്രമവും വിവരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• विमलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Vimaleśvara-tīrtha
• विमलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल + ईश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विमल-ईश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुष्करिण्याः: of the pond (Puṣkariṇī)
• पुष्करिण्याः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सङ्गमः: the confluence/meeting-place
• सङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रशंसा: praise/eulogy
• प्रशंसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूलभेदस्य: of the splitting of the trident
• शूलभेदस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शूलस्य भेदः)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Avadhāraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अन्धकविक्रमः: the valor of Andhaka
• अन्धकविक्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अन्धकस्य विक्रमः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimaleśvara Tīrtha; Puṣkariṇī-saṅgama; Śūlabheda (as a place/marker of praise)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright linga shrine of Vimaleśvara near a tank meeting the river; in the sky/upper register, Śiva’s trident motif (Śūlabheda) and the battle with Andhaka suggested as a mythic overlay.

Characters & Entities

• Vimaleśvara Tīrtha
• Puṣkariṇī
• Śūlabheda
• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are linked to sacred histories; tīrtha-darśana is deepened by remembering the mythic events anchored there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vimaleśvara Tīrtha and the Puṣkariṇī-saṅgama are named as the setting for the Śūlabheda glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse signals a transition from tīrtha listing to māhātmya narration.