Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

आनर्तेनापि भूपेन स्वर्गभ्रष्टेन वै पुरा । कर्णोत्पलाजनित्रेण यश्च पूर्वं चिरन्तनः

Transliteration

ānartenāpi bhūpena svargabhraṣṭena vai purā | karṇotpalājanitreṇa yaśca pūrvaṃ cirantanaḥ

Translation

পূৰ্বকালত, স্বৰ্গৰ পৰা পতিত হোৱা আনর্তৰ ৰজাইও এই চিৰপ্ৰসিদ্ধ, বয়োজ্যেষ্ঠ পুণ্যপুৰুষক সন্মান/প্রতিষ্ঠা কৰিছিল; তেওঁ কৰ্ণোৎপলাজনিত্ৰা-বংশত জন্মগ্ৰহণ কৰা।

Word by Word

• आनर्तेन: by/with Ānarta (name of a king/person)
• आनर्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपवाद/अन्वर्थक (also/even)

• भूपेन: by the king
• भूपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्वर्गभ्रष्टेन: fallen from heaven
• स्वर्गभ्रष्टेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग + भ्रष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘स्वर्गात् भ्रष्टः’ = fallen from heaven); विशेषण (भूपेन)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक (indeed)

• पुरा: formerly, in the past
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly)

• कर्णोत्पलाजनित्रेण: by the father of Karṇotpala
• कर्णोत्पलाजनित्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णोत्पल + जनित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘कर्णोत्पलस्य जनित्रा’ = by the begetter/father of Karṇotpala)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• पूर्वम्: formerly, before
• पूर्वम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (formerly/before)

• चिरन्तनः: ancient, long-standing
• चिरन्तनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (यः)

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (narrating the Tīrthamāhātmya)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A flashback tableau: an Ānarta king, marked by a sense of loss (svarga-bhraṣṭa), respectfully honoring the ancient venerable figure of the lineage ‘Karṇotpalājanitrā’; courtly yet penitential mood.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarta
• Karṇotpalājanitrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even rulers who have declined from heavenly merit can reconnect with dharma through association with venerable tīrtha-linked sages and righteous acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding passage remains within the Garttā-tīrtha/Camatkārapura sacred geography thread.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse alludes to past patronage/establishment connected with the holy narrative.