Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अनंताय नमस्तुभ्यमनंतशयनाय च । रुक्मिणीपतये तुभ्यं रुक्मिप्रमथनाय च

Transliteration

anaṃtāya namastubhyamanaṃtaśayanāya ca | rukmiṇīpataye tubhyaṃ rukmipramathanāya ca

Translation

Salutations to Ananta; salutations to the One who reclines upon Ananta. Salutations to the Lord of Rukmiṇī; salutations to the Subduer of Rukmī.

Word by Word

• अनन्ताय: to Ananta
• अनन्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अनन्त-शयनाय: to the one who lies on Ananta (Śeṣa)
• अनन्त-शयनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अनन्ते/अनन्तस्य शयनम्; विष्णोः शेषशय्या-पर्याय); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुक्मिणी-पतये: to the husband of Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणी-पतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रुक्मिण्याः पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• रुक्मि-प्रमथनाय: to the subduer of Rukmi
• रुक्मि-प्रमथनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्म-तत्पुरुष: रुक्मिणं/रुक्मिं प्रमथयति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vision of Viṣṇu reclining on Ananta in the cosmic ocean, while a secondary vignette shows Kṛṣṇa as Rukmiṇīpati, serene yet victorious over Rukmī’s arrogance; the devotee chants in Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
• Ananta (Śeṣa)
• Rukmiṇī
• Rukmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is infinite and sovereign—both cosmic (Ananta-śayana) and intimate (as Rukmiṇī’s beloved).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī remains the chapter’s sacred frame; this verse praises the deity rather than a particular ghāṭa or tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it serves as devotional glorification.