Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

तीर्थं कोटीश्वरं नाम तथा संकर्षणाह्वयम् । कनकेशं मन्मथेशं तीर्थं चैवानसूयकम्

Transliteration

tīrthaṃ koṭīśvaraṃ nāma tathā saṃkarṣaṇāhvayam | kanakeśaṃ manmatheśaṃ tīrthaṃ caivānasūyakam

Translation

کوٹییشور نام کا تیرتھ ہے، اور سنکرشن کہلانے والا بھی۔ کنکیش اور منمتھیش ہیں، اور اسی طرح انسویہ تیرتھ بھی ہے۔

Word by Word

• तीर्थम्: a tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कोटीश्वरम्: Koṭīśvara (name of a shrine)
• कोटीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कोट्याः/कोटीनां ईश्वरः)

• नाम: named; called
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशे (as ‘named/called’)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकार (also/likewise)

• संकर्षणाह्वयम्: called ‘Saṃkarṣaṇa’
• संकर्षणाह्वयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकर्षण + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संकर्षणस्य आह्वयः यस्य तत्)

• कनकेशम्: Kanakeśa (name of a shrine)
• कनकेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (देवस्थाननाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कनकस्य ईशः)

• मन्मथेशम्: Manmatheśa (name of a shrine)
• मन्मथेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मथ + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (देवस्थाननाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मन्मथस्य ईशः)

• तीर्थम्: a tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (indeed/just)

• अनसूयकम्: Anasūyaka (named after Anasūyā)
• अनसूयकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनसूयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭīśvara; Saṃkarṣaṇa; Kanakeśa; Manmatheśa; Anasūyā-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverbank path with five shrines: Koṭīśvara liṅga surrounded by many small liṅgas (koṭi motif), a Saṃkarṣaṇa shrine with plough emblem, Kanakeśa with golden hue, Manmatheśa with floral arrows motif subdued into devotion, and Anasūyā-tīrtha with a serene matronly sage figure blessing pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭīśvara
• Saṃkarṣaṇa
• Kanakeśa
• Manmatheśa
• Anasūyā-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha landscape integrates many divine names—Śiva’s forms and revered dharmic exemplars (like Anasūyā) together guide the pilgrim toward purity and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭīśvara-tīrtha, Saṃkarṣaṇa-tīrtha, Kanakeśa, Manmatheśa, and Anasūyā-tīrtha are listed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is mentioned; it is a naming of sacred stations for pilgrimage/śraddhā.