Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सितासिते तु यत्पुण्यमन्यतीर्थे विशेषतः । अर्बुदे विद्यते पुण्यं पुण्यं चामरपर्वते

Transliteration

sitāsite tu yatpuṇyamanyatīrthe viśeṣataḥ | arbude vidyate puṇyaṃ puṇyaṃ cāmaraparvate

Translation

ശുക്ല-കൃഷ്ണ പക്ഷങ്ങളിൽ മറ്റു തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ പ്രത്യേകമായി ലഭിക്കുന്ന പുണ്യം, അതേ പുണ്യം അർബുദത്തിൽ ഉണ്ട്; അമരപർവതത്തിലും പുണ്യമുണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• सितासिते: in (the places/periods) Sita and Asita
• सितासिते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित-असित (प्रातिपदिक; सित + असित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्व (सिते च असिते च)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• यत्: which; whatever
• यत्: Visheshya (Correlative/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• अन्यतीर्थे: at another pilgrimage-place
• अन्यतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; अन्य + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (अन्यं तीर्थम्)

• विशेषतः: especially; in particular
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय; विशेष + तस्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• अर्बुदे: in Arbuda (Mount Abu)
• अर्बुदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विद्यते: is found; exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अमरपर्वते: on Amaraparvata
• अमरपर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर-पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक; अमर + पर्वत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (अमराणां पर्वतः / अमरः पर्वतः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda; Amara-parvata

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrotṛ community/pilgrims (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two sacred mountains are praised as holding the special merits of all other tīrthas in both bright and dark fortnights; pilgrims ascend with offerings while lunar phases are symbolically shown.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda (Mount Abu)
• Amara-parvata
• Śukla/Kṛṣṇa pakṣa (bright/dark fortnights)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain sacred mountains concentrate the merit of many tīrthas, effective across both lunar fortnights.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda (Mount Abu) and Amara-parvata are explicitly praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified here; the verse frames the time-cycle (bright/dark fortnights) as relevant for accruing tīrtha merit.