Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स्तंभेशस्य द्वितीयं च सौभद्रस्य मुनेः प्रियम् । बर्करेश्वरमन्यच्च पौलोमीप्रियमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

staṃbheśasya dvitīyaṃ ca saubhadrasya muneḥ priyam | barkareśvaramanyacca paulomīpriyamuttamam

Translation

രണ്ടാമത്തെ തീർത്ഥം സ്തംഭേശത്തിന്റേതാണ്; അത് സൗഭദ്ര മുനിക്കു പ്രിയം. മറ്റൊന്ന് ബർക്കരേശ്വരം എന്ന ഉത്തമ തീർത്ഥം; അത് പൗലോമിക്കു അതിപ്രിയം.

Word by Word

• स्तंभेशस्य: of Stambheśa
• स्तंभेशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तंभेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—स्तम्भ + ईश (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• द्वितीयम्: the second
• द्वितीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

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

• सौभद्रस्य: of Saubhadra
• सौभद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रियम्: dear; beloved (name/epithet)
• प्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (तीर्थ-नामरूपेण)

• बर्करेश्वरम्: Barkareśvara (a tīrtha/Śiva-name)
• बर्करेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्कर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—बर्कर + ईश्वर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

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

• पौलोमीप्रियम्: Paulomīpriya (dear to Paulomī)
• पौलोमीप्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलोमी + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—पौलोमी + प्रिय (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘पौलोम्याः प्रियम्’)

• उत्तमम्: excellent; best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Stambheśa; Barkareśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-hero is shown arriving at a cluster of forest-water tīrthas; subtle liṅga-shrines labeled Stambheśa and Barkareśvara; a sense of ‘named places’ sanctified by unseen presences (Saubhadra, Paulomī).

Characters & Entities

• Stambheśa
• Saubhadra (sage)
• Barkareśvara
• Paulomī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva tīrthas are validated through living lineages—sages and divine figures—highlighting how sacred places carry relational holiness.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Stambheśa (the second tīrtha) and Barkareśvara (another excellent tīrtha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the context continues the tīrtha-listing connected with snāna.