Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेश्वरतीर्थानि दश तेषु मुनीश्वराः । दशादित्यभवान्यत्र नवैव कपिलेश्वराः

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeśvaratīrthāni daśa teṣu munīśvarāḥ | daśādityabhavānyatra navaiva kapileśvarāḥ

Translation

ในหมู่นั้นมีมารกัณฑเษวรตีรถะสิบแห่ง โอ้เจ้าแห่งมุนี; ที่นี่มีสถานอาทิตยะสิบแห่ง และมีคปิเลศวรเก้าแห่ง

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेश्वरतीर्थानि: the Mārkaṇḍeśvara tīrthas
• मार्कण्डेश्वरतीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेश्वरतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; मार्कण्ड + ईश्वर + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मार्कण्डेश्वरस्य तीर्थानि)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; अत्र ‘दश (10)’—प्रमाणवाचक विशेषणम्

• तेषु: among them/in those
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनीश्वराः: lords among sages (Munīśvaras)
• मुनीश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (मुनिः एव ईश्वरः)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणम्

• आदित्यभवानि: the Ādityabhava (tīrthas)
• आदित्यभवानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्यभव (प्रातिपदिक; आदित्य + भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आदित्यस्य भवानि/भव-सम्बद्धानि)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणम्

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (only/just)

• कपिलेश्वराः: the Kapileśvaras
• कपिलेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिलेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; कपिल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कपिलस्य ईश्वराः/कपिलेश्वर-नामकाः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeśvara-tīrtha (group), Āditya-related tīrthas (group), Kapileśvara (group)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: munīśvarāḥ (lords of sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A conceptual ‘map’ scene: three clusters of shrines indicated—ten Mārkaṇḍeśvaras, ten solar/Āditya sites, nine Kapileśvaras—arrayed along a stylized river, with icons for sage, sun, and Kapila.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeśvara
• Āditya (Sun)
• Kapileśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā region is portrayed as a multi-layered sacred map where Śiva, sages, and solar divinity converge through named tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Groups of sites are highlighted: ten Mārkaṇḍeśvara tīrthas, ten Āditya-connected tīrthas, and nine Kapileśvara shrines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse is enumerative, supporting tīrtha-yātrā planning and reverential remembrance.