Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

उत्तरेऽस्य गिरेस्तीर्थं सुवर्णकमलोज्ज्वलम् । दिव्यसौगंधिकाकीर्णं हंसभृंगमनोहरम्

Transliteration

uttare'sya girestīrthaṃ suvarṇakamalojjvalam | divyasaugaṃdhikākīrṇaṃ haṃsabhṛṃgamanoharam

Translation

ทางเหนือของภูเขานี้มีทีรถะหนึ่ง สว่างไสวด้วยดอกบัวทองคำ โปรยปรายด้วยบุปผาหอมทิพย์ และรื่นรมย์ด้วยหงส์และภมร

Word by Word

• उत्तरे: in the north (side)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘उत्तर-भागे’ इत्यर्थः

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुवर्णकमलोज्ज्वलम्: bright with golden lotuses
• सुवर्णकमलोज्ज्वलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) तीर्थम्

• दिव्यसौगन्धिकाकीर्णम्: strewn with divine fragrant flowers
• दिव्यसौगन्धिकाकीर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सौगन्धिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आकीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) तीर्थम्

• हंसभृङ्गमनोहरम्: charming with swans and bees
• हंसभृङ्गमनोहरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + भृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) तीर्थम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Northern Suvarṇa-kamala tīrtha (name descriptive; specific local name not given in verse)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous pond north of Aruṇācala filled with golden lotuses; divine fragrant blossoms carpet the surface; swans glide; bees hover; the scene is tranquil and radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Northern tīrtha of Arunachala
• Golden lotuses
• Swans
• Bees

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is presented as a divine ecology—beauty and purity in nature reflect the sanctity of the place and invite devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A northern tīrtha of Arunachala, characterized by golden lotuses and divine fragrance (name not specified in this verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse primarily offers a sacred topographical description.