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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । बहूदकस्य कुंडस्य तीरस्थं लिंगमुत्तमम् । कपिलेश्वरमभ्यर्च्य नंदभद्रस्ततः सुधी

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | bahūdakasya kuṃḍasya tīrasthaṃ liṃgamuttamam | kapileśvaramabhyarcya naṃdabhadrastataḥ sudhī

Translation

நாரதர் கூறினார் - ஹூதக குண்டத்தின் கரையில் அமைந்துள்ள உத்தமமான கபிலேஸ்வர லிங்கத்தை வழிபட்டு, அறிவுடைய நந்தபத்ரன் (மேலே சென்றான்).

Word by Word
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — Nārada
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — said
बहूदकस्यof (the) abundant-water
बहूदकस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootबहु + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — of the ‘much-water’ (abundant-water)
कुण्डस्यof the pond
कुण्डस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — of the pond/pit
तीरस्थम्bank-situated
तीरस्थम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier of liṅgam)
TypeAdjective
Rootतीर + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — situated on the bank
लिङ्गम्liṅga
लिङ्गम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
उत्तमम्excellent
उत्तमम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier of liṅgam)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — excellent
कपिलेश्वरम्Kapileśvara
कपिलेश्वरम्:
Karman (Object of abhyarcya/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकपिल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — Kapileśvara (name of Śiva)
अभ्यर्च्यhaving worshipped
अभ्यर्च्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + अर्च् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — having worshipped
नन्दभद्रःNandabhadra
नन्दभद्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनन्दभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — Nandabhadra
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — then/thereafter
सुधीःthe wise one
सुधीः:
Karta (Subject apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootसुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — wise man
Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandabhadra, a composed pilgrim, stands at the stone steps of Bahūdaka pond; on the bank under a sacred tree is the Kapileśvara liṅga shrine. He offers flowers and water, with Nārada narrating in the background.

Characters & Entities
N
Nārada
B
Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa
K
Kapileśvara
L
Liṅga
N
Nandabhadra

FAQs

Pilgrimage becomes complete when it culminates in Śiva-worship—especially at a famed liṅga on a tīrtha’s bank.

Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa and the bank-side shrine of Kapileśvara liṅga.

Abhyarcana (formal worship) of the Kapileśvara liṅga at the tīrtha.

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