Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

विमलेश्वरतीर्थं च पुष्करिण्याश्च सङ्गमः । प्रशंसा शूलभेदस्य तत्रैवान्धकविक्रमः

Transliteration

vimaleśvaratīrthaṃ ca puṣkariṇyāśca saṅgamaḥ | praśaṃsā śūlabhedasya tatraivāndhakavikramaḥ

Translation

وہاں وِملیشور تیرتھ بھی ہے اور پُشکرِنی کے مقدس کنڈ سے سنگم بھی۔ وہیں شُول بھید کی ستائش کا آغاز ہوتا ہے، اور وہیں اندھک کی دلیری کا بیان ہے۔

Word by Word

• विमलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Vimaleśvara-tīrtha
• विमलेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल + ईश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विमल-ईश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुष्करिण्याः: of the pond (Puṣkariṇī)
• पुष्करिण्याः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सङ्गमः: the confluence/meeting-place
• सङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रशंसा: praise/eulogy
• प्रशंसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूलभेदस्य: of the splitting of the trident
• शूलभेदस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शूलस्य भेदः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Avadhāraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अन्धकविक्रमः: the valor of Andhaka
• अन्धकविक्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अन्धकस्य विक्रमः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimaleśvara Tīrtha; Puṣkariṇī-saṅgama; Śūlabheda (as a place/marker of praise)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright linga shrine of Vimaleśvara near a tank meeting the river; in the sky/upper register, Śiva’s trident motif (Śūlabheda) and the battle with Andhaka suggested as a mythic overlay.

Characters & Entities

• Vimaleśvara Tīrtha
• Puṣkariṇī
• Śūlabheda
• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are linked to sacred histories; tīrtha-darśana is deepened by remembering the mythic events anchored there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vimaleśvara Tīrtha and the Puṣkariṇī-saṅgama are named as the setting for the Śūlabheda glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse signals a transition from tīrtha listing to māhātmya narration.