Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ओङ्कारतीर्थपरितः पर्वतादमरकण्टात् । क्रोशद्वये सर्वदिक्षु सार्धकोटीत्रयी मता

Transliteration

oṅkāratīrthaparitaḥ parvatādamarakaṇṭāt | krośadvaye sarvadikṣu sārdhakoṭītrayī matā

Translation

അമരകണ്ഠ പർവ്വതത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഓങ്കാര-തീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ ചുറ്റിലും, എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളിലും രണ്ട് ക്രോശ പരിധിക്കുള്ളിൽ, മൂന്നു മുക്കാൽ കോടി (തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെ) പുണ്യസംഖ്യയായി കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ओङ्कारतीर्थपरितः: around the Oṅkāra-tīrtha
• ओङ्कारतीर्थपरितः: Sambandha (Adverbial location/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + paritaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; ‘परितः’ प्रधानम्; अव्यय (adverb)

• पर्वतात्: from the mountain
• पर्वतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ablative singular

• अमरकण्टात्: from Amarakaṇṭa
• अमरकण्टात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amarakaṇṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ablative singular (place-name)

• क्रोशद्वये: within two krośas
• क्रोशद्वये: Adhikarana (Extent/location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krośa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; tatpuruṣa (द्वौ क्रोशौ)

• सर्वदिक्षु: in all directions
• सर्वदिक्षु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; tatpuruṣa (सर्वासु दिक्षु)

• सार्धकोटीत्रयी: three and a half crores
• सार्धकोटीत्रयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārdha (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + koṭī (प्रातिपदिक) + trayī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; tatpuruṣa (सार्धा कोटीत्रयी = three and a half crores)

• मता: is considered/held to be
• मता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘mata’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; passive predicate ‘is considered’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Oṅkāra-tīrtha (Amarkaṇṭaka-parvata vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Amarkantak mountain rises behind a luminous river-source; at its foot stands Oṅkāra-tīrtha marked by an ‘Oṃ’ emblem. Concentric circles show a two-krośa sacred radius, filled with innumerable tiny tīrtha-icons like stars.

Characters & Entities

• Oṅkāra Tīrtha
• Amarakāṇṭa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is not only a point but a sacred region; dharma recognizes sanctity through measured ‘kṣetra’ boundaries and concentrated merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Oṅkāra-tīrtha and the Amarakāṇṭa mountain region are highlighted, with a defined two-krośa sacred perimeter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse provides the sacred extent and tīrtha-density of the Oṅkāra region.