Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

ईशाने बर्करेशस्य कूपोऽभूत्स्वस्तिकाभिधः । पूरितो गंगया पार्थसर्वतीर्थफलप्रदः

Transliteration

īśāne barkareśasya kūpo'bhūtsvastikābhidhaḥ | pūrito gaṃgayā pārthasarvatīrthaphalapradaḥ

Translation

ബർക്കരേശന്റെ ഈശാന (വടക്കുകിഴക്ക്) ദിക്കിൽ ‘സ്വസ്തികാ’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള ഒരു കിണർ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു. ഗംഗാജലത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞ അതു, ഹേ പാർഥ, സർവ്വ തീർത്ഥസ്നാനഫലവും നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• īśāne: in Īśāna (direction/region)
• īśāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• barkareśasya: of Barkareśa
• barkareśasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barkareśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• kūpaḥ: a well
• kūpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• abhūt: came into being / became
• abhūt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svastikābhidhaḥ: named ‘Svastika’
• svastikābhidhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svastika + ābhidha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्वस्तिक’ इति अभिधा यस्य (नामवाचक-विशेषण)

• pūritaḥ: filled
• pūritaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūr (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ

• gaṃgayā: by the Gaṅgā
• gaṃgayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थ

• sarvatīrthaphalapradaḥ: bestowing the fruits of all pilgrimage-sites
• sarvatīrthaphalapradaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + tīrtha + phala + prada (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्व-तीर्थ-फल’ प्रददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); with an address to Pārtha preserved in the verse

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svastikā-kūpa (near Barkareśa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small stone-lined well named Svastikā, shimmering with Gaṅgā-like waters, placed northeast of the Barkareśa liṅga precinct; pilgrims draw water, perform ācamana, and offer bilva leaves to Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Barkareśa (Śiva)
• Svastikā-kūpa
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-kṣetras often contain concentrated forms of sacred waters; one site can grant the merit associated with many tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Svastikā well (Svastikā-kūpa) located in the īśāna (northeast) direction of Barkareśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-snāna: bathing/using the Svastikā-kūpa water is praised as yielding sarva-tīrtha-phala.