Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

लोटनेश्वरतीर्थ तल्लुङ्केशनामकं तथा । वृषरखातं तत्र कुण्डं तथैव ऋषिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

loṭaneśvaratīrtha talluṅkeśanāmakaṃ tathā | vṛṣarakhātaṃ tatra kuṇḍaṃ tathaiva ṛṣisattamāḥ

Translation

Di sana ada tīrtha Loṭaneśvara, yang juga dikenal sebagai Talluṅkeśa. Di situ juga terdapat sebuah kolam suci bernama Vṛṣarakhāta—demikian diajarkan, wahai resi yang utama.

Word by Word

• लोटनेश्वरतीर्थम्: Loṭaneśvara tīrtha
• लोटनेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोटनेश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोटनेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Determiner/निर्देशक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ सर्वनाम (that)

• लुङ्केशनामकम्: named ‘Luṅkeśa’
• लुङ्केशनामकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लुङ्केश + नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लुङ्केश-नामकः = named ‘Luṅkeśa’); विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (likewise)

• वृषरखातम्: Vṛṣara-khāta (a named excavation/pond)
• वृषरखातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषर + खात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (वृषरेण/वृषरस्य खातम्—नामरूपेण)

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

• कुण्डम्: pond/tank
• कुण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• ऋषिसत्तमाः: O best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (सम्बोधन/कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (ऋषयः एव सत्तमाः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; direct address ṛṣisattamāḥ)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Loṭaneśvara (Talluṅkeśa) tīrtha; Vṛṣarakhāta-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compact shrine of Śiva as Loṭaneśvara/Talluṅkeśa near the riverbank; beside it a stepped pond (kuṇḍa) named Vṛṣarakhāta, with sages indicating its sanctity to pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Loṭaneśvara Tīrtha
• Talluṅkeśa
• Vṛṣarakhāta Kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography preserves multiple names for the same holy site, emphasizing continuity of local worship and the sanctity of associated water-bodies (kuṇḍas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Loṭaneśvara-tīrtha (also called Talluṅkeśa) and the Vṛṣarakhāta kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription is given, but the mention of a kuṇḍa implies customary tīrtha practices like snāna and tarpaṇa in such waters.