Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

द्वादशादित्यतीर्थं च तथा सिद्धेश्वराभिधम् । कपिलेश्वरतीर्थं च तथा त्रैविक्रमं शुभम्

Transliteration

dvādaśādityatīrthaṃ ca tathā siddheśvarābhidham | kapileśvaratīrthaṃ ca tathā traivikramaṃ śubham

Translation

ദ്വാദശാദിത്യ തീർത്ഥവും ഉണ്ട്, സിദ്ധേശ്വരം എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായ സ്ഥലവും ഉണ്ട്; കപിലേശ്വര തീർത്ഥവും, ശുഭമായ ത്രൈവിക്രമവും ഉണ്ട്।

Word by Word

• द्वादशादित्यतीर्थम्: the tīrtha of the Twelve Ādityas
• द्वादशादित्यतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः (द्वादशानाम् आदित्यानां तीर्थम्)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• सिद्धेश्वराभिधम्: named ‘Siddheśvara’
• सिद्धेश्वराभिधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धेश्वर-आभिधम् = सिद्धेश्वर-नामकं) विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• कपिलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Kapileśvara tīrtha
• कपिलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिलेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कपिलेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• त्रैविक्रमम्: Traivikrama (tīrtha/place)
• त्रैविक्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + विक्रम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समास-निष्पन्न नाम (त्रिविक्रमसम्बन्धि)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्रैविक्रमम्/तीर्थम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dwādaśāditya-tīrtha; Siddheśvara; Kapileśvara; Traivikrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sunrise arghya scene at a solar tīrtha with twelve small sun-disks; nearby a Siddheśvara liṅga shrine with yogic ascetic imagery; Kapila-associated shrine with sage Kapila seated; Traivikrama depicted with a giant divine stride/footprint marker near the river.

Characters & Entities

• Dwādaśāditya-tīrtha
• Siddheśvara
• Kapileśvara
• Traivikrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse frames the Revā region as a confluence of Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sanctuaries, encouraging broad-based dharma through tīrtha-darśana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwādaśāditya-tīrtha, Siddheśvara, Kapileśvara-tīrtha, and Traivikrama are specifically named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription is stated; the emphasis is on knowing/approaching these tīrthas for merit.