Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

इन्द्रेश्वरश्च तत्रैव रैवतः पर्वतस्तथा । उज्जयंतश्च तत्रैव देवः कुम्भीश्वरः स्मृतः

Transliteration

indreśvaraśca tatraiva raivataḥ parvatastathā | ujjayaṃtaśca tatraiva devaḥ kumbhīśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

وہیں اندریشور کا مقدّس آستانہ ہے؛ اسی طرح رَیوتَت پہاڑ بھی ہے۔ اور وہیں اُجّیَنت بھی ہے؛ اسی مقام پر دیوتا کو کُمبھیشور کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इन्द्रेश्वरः: Indreśvara (name)
• इन्द्रेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—इन्द्रस्य ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• रैवतः: Raivata (name)
• रैवतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Apposition/Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• उज्जयन्तः: Ujjayanta (name)
• उज्जयन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्जयन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• देवः: the god/deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• कुम्भीश्वरः: Kumbhīśvara (name)
• कुम्भीश्वरः: Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भी + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कुम्भ्याः/कुम्भ्याः (कुम्भी) ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/known
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara; Kumbhīśvara; Raivata/Ujjayanta-parvata-darśana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred map: two Śiva shrines (Indreśvara, Kumbhīśvara) in the foreground, with the twin mountain presences Raivata and Ujjayanta rising behind, pilgrims pointing toward peaks.

Characters & Entities

• Indreśvara
• Raivata (Parvata)
• Ujjayanta
• Kumbhīśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are mapped through divine names; remembering and visiting such Śiva-sites is itself a dharmic act that aligns one with tīrtha-merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, highlighting Indreśvara and Kumbhīśvara along with the holy eminences Raivata and Ujjayanta.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it primarily enumerates the sacred landmarks and deities of the kṣetra.