Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आनर्तेश्वरसांनिध्ये वसमानो वने स्थितः । स रात्रौ तेन तोयेन सर्वदेवमयेन च

Transliteration

ānarteśvarasāṃnidhye vasamāno vane sthitaḥ | sa rātrau tena toyena sarvadevamayena ca

Translation

In der Nähe von Ānarteśvara wohnend und im Wald verweilend, gebrauchte er des Nachts jenes Wasser, das von der Gegenwart aller Götter durchdrungen war.

Word by Word

• आनर्तेश्वरसांनिध्ये: in the vicinity of Ānarteśvara
• आनर्तेश्वरसांनिध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्तेश्वर + सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आनर्तेश्वरस्य सांनिध्ये)

• वसमानः: dwelling
• वसमानः: Karta (as described)/विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थितः: staying, stationed
• स्थितः: Karta (as described)/विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वैकल्पिक रूप)

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तोयेन: with water
• तोयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वदेवमयेन: consisting of all gods, divine
• सर्वदेवमयेन: Karana (Instrument qualifier)/विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वदेवमय = सर्वदेवात्मक)

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) — inferred for Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrthamāhātmya narration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarteśvara-taḍāga (implied tank near Ānarteśvara)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At night in a forest near a Śiva shrine, an ascetic draws luminous water that seems to contain faint forms/symbols of many gods—lotus, conch, trident—glimmering within the vessel.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarteśvara
• Forest (vana)
• Sacred water (toya)
• All gods (sarvadeva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s water is treated as divine presence itself, making even simple acts of use or worship spiritually potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānarteśvara and its nearby sacred waters, as described in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nighttime ritual engagement with the tīrtha-water is implied (use of the water as part of observance).