Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अग्नितीर्थसमीपस्थं कपर्द्दिद्वारमध्यगम् । तत्रैव द्विगुणं ज्ञेयमन्यत्रैकगुणं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

agnitīrthasamīpasthaṃ kaparddidvāramadhyagam | tatraiva dviguṇaṃ jñeyamanyatraikaguṇaṃ smṛtam

Translation

அக்னிதீர்த்தம் அருகிலுள்ள கபர்த்தி-த்வாரத்தில் புண்ணியம் அங்கே இரட்டிப்பாகும் என்று அறிய வேண்டும்; பிற இடங்களில் அது ஒருமடங்காகவே கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Word by Word

• अग्नितीर्थसमीपस्थम्: situated near Agni-tīrtha
• अग्नितीर्थसमीपस्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नितीर्थ + समीप + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (द्वारमध्यगम् इत्यस्य/स्थानस्य) ‘situated near Agni-tīrtha’

• कपर्द्दिद्वारमध्यगम्: located in the middle of Kaparddi gate
• कपर्द्दिद्वारमध्यगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कपर्द्दि-द्वार + मध्य + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘gone/located in the middle of Kaparddi-gate’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक

• द्विगुणम्: double (in effect)
• द्विगुणम्: Karya/Phala (फल-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate) ‘double (as result)’

• ज्ञेयम्: is to be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे क्तव्य-प्रायः; कर्मणि-भावे, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘is to be known’

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (elsewhere)

• एकगुणम्: single; onefold
• एकगुणम्: Karya/Phala (फल-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम ‘single (in effect)’

• स्मृतम्: is stated/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘is said/remembered (as)’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaparddi-dvāra near Agnitīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agnitīrtha area with a sacred water spot and a gateway/threshold named Kaparddi-dvāra; pilgrims pass through the ‘dvāra’ after bathing, priests mark foreheads with ash; a subtle fiery symbolism hints at ‘Agni’.

Characters & Entities

• Agnitīrtha
• Kaparddi-dvāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is graded: certain ritual acts gain intensified efficacy at specially empowered locations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kaparddi-dvāra, located near Agnitīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It prescribes preference of place: perform the rite at Kaparddi-dvāra for double merit rather than elsewhere for single merit.