Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

परतस्तस्य कूष्मांडमुनेस्तत्राश्रमं महत् । कूष्मांडेश्वरसंज्ञं तु तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्

Transliteration

paratastasya kūṣmāṃḍamunestatrāśramaṃ mahat | kūṣmāṃḍeśvarasaṃjñaṃ tu tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam

Translation

അതിന് അപ്പുറം കൂഷ്മാണ്ഡ മുനിയുടെ മഹത്തായ ആശ്രമമുണ്ട്; ‘കൂഷ്മാണ്ഡേശ്വരൻ’ എന്ന തീർത്ഥം ത്രൈലോക്യത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്।

Word by Word

• परतः: further on, beyond
• परतः: Desha/Adverbial (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• तस्य: of that, his/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• कूष्माण्डमुनेः: of the sage Kūṣmāṇḍa
• कूष्माण्डमुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कूष्माण्डः मुनिः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), देशवाचक (Locative adverb)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Adjective of आश्रमम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कूष्माण्डेश्वरसंज्ञम्: named ‘Kūṣmāṇḍeśvara’
• कूष्माण्डेश्वरसंज्ञम्: Visheshana (Adjective of तीर्थम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कूष्माण्डेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कूष्माण्डेश्वर इति संज्ञा यस्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), निपात (Particle)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: Visheshana (Adjective of तीर्थम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्रुत (कृदन्त; वि+श्रु धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम्), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kūṣmāṇḍeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage with thatched huts and sacred fire; sage Kūṣmāṇḍa seated in meditation; nearby a Śiva-liṅga shrine labeled Kūṣmāṇḍeśvara; pilgrims arrive with offerings of fruits and water; deer and peacocks in the grove.

Characters & Entities

• Kūṣmāṇḍa Muni
• Kūṣmāṇḍeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with sages and their āśramas sanctifies a region; tīrthas are upheld by tapas and divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kūṣmāṇḍeśvara tīrtha and the nearby hermitage of Kūṣmāṇḍa Muni in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse identifies a celebrated tīrtha for pilgrimage visitation.