Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

दारुकेश्वरतीर्थं च व्यतीपातेश्वरं तथा । पातालेश्वरतीर्थं च कोटियज्ञं तथैव च

Transliteration

dārukeśvaratīrthaṃ ca vyatīpāteśvaraṃ tathā | pātāleśvaratīrthaṃ ca koṭiyajñaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

وہاں داروکیشور کا تیرتھ ہے، اور اسی طرح ویاتیپاتیشور بھی؛ پاتالیشور کا تیرتھ بھی ہے، اور کوٹی یَجْنَیہ نامی مقدّس استھان بھی۔

Word by Word

• dārukeśvara-tīrtham: the Dārukeśvara pilgrimage-place
• dārukeśvara-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dārukeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dārukeśvarasya tīrtham)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• vyatīpāta-īśvaram: Vyatīpāteśvara (name of Śiva)
• vyatīpāta-īśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyatīpāta (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vyatīpātasya īśvaraḥ) नाम

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise')

• pātāla-īśvara-tīrtham: the Pātāleśvara pilgrimage-place
• pātāla-īśvara-tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pātāleśvarasya tīrtham)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• koṭi-yajñam: Koṭiyajña (name of a sacred rite/place)
• koṭi-yajñam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (koṭyāḥ yajñaḥ / koṭi-yajñaḥ) नाम

• tathā-eva: just so, likewise indeed
• tathā-eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय; 'tathā' (likewise) + 'eva' (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dārukeśvara-tīrtha; Vyatīpāteśvara; Pātāleśvara-tīrtha; Koṭiyajña

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim route panel showing four shrines: Dārukeśvara amid trees; Vyatīpāteśvara under a sky with sun–moon alignment (vyatīpāta symbolism); Pātāleśvara as a cave/descending steps; Koṭiyajña as an ancient yajña-vedi with many small fire-altars now sanctified by a liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Dārukeśvara
• Vyatīpāteśvara
• Pātāleśvara
• Koṭiyajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa maps dharma onto landscape: multiple Śiva-tīrthas are remembered as concentrated sources of puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dārukeśvara-tīrtha, Vyatīpāteśvara, Pātāleśvara-tīrtha, and Koṭiyajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct instruction is given; the verse lists tīrthas, with Koṭiyajña implying sacrificial (yajña) merit by name.