Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ओङ्कारतीर्थपरितः पर्वतादमरकण्टात् । क्रोशद्वये सर्वदिक्षु सार्धकोटीत्रयी मता

Transliteration

oṅkāratīrthaparitaḥ parvatādamarakaṇṭāt | krośadvaye sarvadikṣu sārdhakoṭītrayī matā

Translation

اونکار تیرتھ کے چاروں طرف، امَرکانٹ کے پہاڑ سے لے کر، ہر سمت دو کروش کے دائرے میں، مقدس شمار ساڑھے تین کروڑ مانا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ओङ्कारतीर्थपरितः: around the Oṅkāra-tīrtha
• ओङ्कारतीर्थपरितः: Sambandha (Adverbial location/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + paritaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; ‘परितः’ प्रधानम्; अव्यय (adverb)

• पर्वतात्: from the mountain
• पर्वतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ablative singular

• अमरकण्टात्: from Amarakaṇṭa
• अमरकण्टात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amarakaṇṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ablative singular (place-name)

• क्रोशद्वये: within two krośas
• क्रोशद्वये: Adhikarana (Extent/location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krośa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; tatpuruṣa (द्वौ क्रोशौ)

• सर्वदिक्षु: in all directions
• सर्वदिक्षु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; tatpuruṣa (सर्वासु दिक्षु)

• सार्धकोटीत्रयी: three and a half crores
• सार्धकोटीत्रयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārdha (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + koṭī (प्रातिपदिक) + trayī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; tatpuruṣa (सार्धा कोटीत्रयी = three and a half crores)

• मता: is considered/held to be
• मता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘mata’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; passive predicate ‘is considered’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Oṅkāra-tīrtha (Amarkaṇṭaka-parvata vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Amarkantak mountain rises behind a luminous river-source; at its foot stands Oṅkāra-tīrtha marked by an ‘Oṃ’ emblem. Concentric circles show a two-krośa sacred radius, filled with innumerable tiny tīrtha-icons like stars.

Characters & Entities

• Oṅkāra Tīrtha
• Amarakāṇṭa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is not only a point but a sacred region; dharma recognizes sanctity through measured ‘kṣetra’ boundaries and concentrated merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Oṅkāra-tīrtha and the Amarakāṇṭa mountain region are highlighted, with a defined two-krośa sacred perimeter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse provides the sacred extent and tīrtha-density of the Oṅkāra region.