Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं तस्योपजायते । कुमारेश्वरतीर्थेयः प्राणत्यागं करोति हि

Transliteration

agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ tasyopajāyate | kumāreśvaratīrtheyaḥ prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti hi

Translation

குமாரேஸ்வர தீர்த்தத்தில் உண்மையாக உயிர் துறப்பவனுக்கு அக்னிஷ்டோம யாகத்தின் பலன் உண்டாகும்.

Word by Word

• अग्निष्टोमस्य: of the Agniṣṭoma
• अग्निष्टोमस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• उपजायते: arises / is obtained
• उपजायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः ‘उप-’

• कुमारेश्वरतीर्थे: at the Kumāreśvara tīrtha
• कुमारेश्वरतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘कुमारेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• प्राणत्यागम्: giving up of life
• प्राणत्यागम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘प्राणानां त्यागः’

• करोति: does / performs
• करोति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Kumāreśvara-tīrtha near the sea, an aged pilgrim lies peacefully facing the shrine, surrounded by chanting priests and family; the liṅga is visible, lamps burn steadily; the atmosphere is solemn yet luminous, suggesting Agniṣṭoma-like sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Agniṣṭoma
• Kumāreśvara-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supremely sanctified tīrtha is portrayed as equal to great Vedic sacrifices in merit, emphasizing the power of sacred place and final remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara-tīrtha is explicitly named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual, but a stated phala: the merit of Agniṣṭoma is granted to one who relinquishes life at Kumāreśvara-tīrtha.