Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

ईशाने बर्करेशस्य कूपोऽभूत्स्वस्तिकाभिधः । पूरितो गंगया पार्थसर्वतीर्थफलप्रदः

Transliteration

īśāne barkareśasya kūpo'bhūtsvastikābhidhaḥ | pūrito gaṃgayā pārthasarvatīrthaphalapradaḥ

Translation

برکرےش کے شمال مشرق (ایشان) میں ‘سواستِکا’ نام کا ایک کنواں ظاہر ہوا۔ گنگا جل سے بھرپور، اے پارتھ، یہ سبھی تیرتھوں کے اسنان کا پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• īśāne: in Īśāna (direction/region)
• īśāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• barkareśasya: of Barkareśa
• barkareśasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barkareśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• kūpaḥ: a well
• kūpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• abhūt: came into being / became
• abhūt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svastikābhidhaḥ: named ‘Svastika’
• svastikābhidhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svastika + ābhidha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्वस्तिक’ इति अभिधा यस्य (नामवाचक-विशेषण)

• pūritaḥ: filled
• pūritaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūr (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ

• gaṃgayā: by the Gaṅgā
• gaṃgayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थ

• sarvatīrthaphalapradaḥ: bestowing the fruits of all pilgrimage-sites
• sarvatīrthaphalapradaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + tīrtha + phala + prada (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्व-तीर्थ-फल’ प्रददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); with an address to Pārtha preserved in the verse

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svastikā-kūpa (near Barkareśa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small stone-lined well named Svastikā, shimmering with Gaṅgā-like waters, placed northeast of the Barkareśa liṅga precinct; pilgrims draw water, perform ācamana, and offer bilva leaves to Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Barkareśa (Śiva)
• Svastikā-kūpa
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-kṣetras often contain concentrated forms of sacred waters; one site can grant the merit associated with many tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Svastikā well (Svastikā-kūpa) located in the īśāna (northeast) direction of Barkareśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-snāna: bathing/using the Svastikā-kūpa water is praised as yielding sarva-tīrtha-phala.