Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

शूलभेदमनुप्राप्य शूलं शुद्धं तु शूलिनः । तत्रोत्थमुदकं गृह्य आगता भृगुकच्छके

Transliteration

śūlabhedamanuprāpya śūlaṃ śuddhaṃ tu śūlinaḥ | tatrotthamudakaṃ gṛhya āgatā bhṛgukacchake

Translation

Khi đến Śūlabheda—nơi cây tam xoa của Śiva, Đấng cầm Tam Xoa, được thanh tịnh—họ lấy dòng nước thiêng tuôn trào tại đó rồi đến Bhṛgukaccha.

Word by Word

• śūla-bhedam: the piercing/splitting of the trident
• śūla-bhedam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śūlasya bhedaḥ)

• anuprāpya: having reached
• anuprāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√prāp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; ‘having reached/attained’

• śūlam: the trident
• śūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śuddham: pure, cleansed
• śuddham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक; √śudh शुध्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śūlam इति)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• śūlinaḥ: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• śūlinaḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• uttham: arisen, springing up
• uttham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttha (प्रातिपदिक; ud-√sthā स्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (udakam इति)

• udakam: water
• udakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive) रूपम्; छान्दस/वैकल्पिक रूप ‘gṛhītvā’ अर्थे; ‘having taken’

• āgatāḥ: came/arrived
• āgatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (they came)

• bhṛgu-kacchake: at Bhṛgukacchaka (place-name)
• bhṛgu-kacchake: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + kacchaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bhṛgoḥ kacchakaḥ)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small pilgrimage party reaches a rocky cleft or marked spot called Śūlabheda; a trident-emblem stands nearby; clear water wells up; they fill a vessel and proceed toward the riverine town of Bhṛgukaccha.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlabheda
• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Bhṛgukaccha
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are portrayed as living sources of purification, whose sanctity can be carried forward through tīrtha-water.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda is highlighted as a purification-site, and Bhṛgukaccha is named as the next sacred destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking (collecting) the water that arises at the tīrtha after the act of purification.