Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
Devanagari script
मेरोः समीपे रुद्राण्याः कूप एष स एव च
Transliteration
meroḥ samīpe rudrāṇyāḥ kūpa eṣa sa eva ca
Translation
രുദ്രാണിയുടെ ഈ കിണർ നിശ്ചയമായും മേരു പർവതത്തിന്റെ സമീപത്താണ് സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നത്.
Word by Word
मेरोःof Meru
मेरोः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
समीपेnear
समीपे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसमीप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
रुद्राण्याःof Rudrāṇī
रुद्राण्याः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
कूपःthe well
कूपः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
एषःthis
एषः:
Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सःthat
सः:
Visheshya (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
एवindeed, exactly
एव:
Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
Speaker
Devī (continuing the tīrtha-praise)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Rudrāṇī-kūpa
Type: kund
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A majestic Mount Meru rises in the background; in its foothill-grove lies the Rudrāṇī well, shining as a small but potent sacred point near the cosmic axis.
Characters & Entities
R
RudrāṇīR
Rudrāṇī-kūpaM
MeruFAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography links earthly worship to cosmic centers like Meru, intensifying the site’s sanctity.
Rudrāṇī-kūpa, described as being near Meru.
No new rite is specified here; it locates and elevates the tīrtha through sacred geography.