Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अनंतः संस्थितस्तत्र विष्णुश्च तदनंतरम् । ज्ञात्वा विमुक्तिदं तीर्थं दुर्वासा मुनिपुंगवः

Transliteration

anaṃtaḥ saṃsthitastatra viṣṇuśca tadanaṃtaram | jñātvā vimuktidaṃ tīrthaṃ durvāsā munipuṃgavaḥ

Translation

Dort ließ sich Ananta nieder, und unmittelbar danach auch Viṣṇu. Da Durvāsā, der erhabenste unter den Weisen, erkannte, dass dieses Tīrtha Befreiung schenkt, nahm er dort seinen Aufenthalt.

Word by Word

• अनन्तः: Ananta (Śeṣa)
• अनन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संस्थितः: stood / remained
• संस्थितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• तत्-अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• तत्-अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial: immediately after that)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• विमुक्ति-दम्: granting liberation
• विमुक्ति-दम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; दा धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-णिनि/क्विप्-समर्थ ‘द’ (giver); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—विमुक्तिं ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस्/दुर्वासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनिपुङ्गवः: the foremost of sages
• मुनिपुङ्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—मुनीनां पुङ्गवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Skanda in the Dvārakā-māhātmya flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (Dvārakā, on/near Gomati)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred riverside/sea-edge tīrtha where Ananta (Śeṣa) is established, followed by Viṣṇu’s presence; Durvāsā arrives, recognizes the place as muktida, and takes residence in austere serenity.

Characters & Entities

• Ananta (Śeṣa)
• Viṣṇu
• Durvāsā
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place becomes a gateway to liberation when it is recognized as Viṣṇu’s own abode and approached with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

A liberation-bestowing tīrtha in the Dvārakā region, associated with Ananta and Viṣṇu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the tīrtha’s mokṣa-bestowing power and the sage’s residence.