Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

अनंता दिमहानागविभूषणविभूषितः । प्रादुर्भूतस्ततः शंभुः प्रादात्तस्य विलोचने

Transliteration

anaṃtā dimahānāgavibhūṣaṇavibhūṣitaḥ | prādurbhūtastataḥ śaṃbhuḥ prādāttasya vilocane

Translation

Alors Śambhu se manifesta, paré des ornements du grand serpent Ananta ; et il lui accorda des yeux, le pouvoir de voir.

Word by Word

• अनन्तादि: from Ananta and others
• अनन्तादि: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अनन्तः आदिः यस्य/यत्र), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — Ablative singular; ‘from Ananta etc.’

• महानागविभूषणविभूषितः: adorned with ornaments of great serpents
• महानागविभूषणविभूषितः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + नाग + विभूषण + वि+भूष् (धातु) → विभूषित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (महानाग-विभूषणैः विभूषितः), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• प्रादुर्भूतः: manifested
• प्रादुर्भूतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय) + भू (धातु) → प्रादुर्भूत (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘manifest/appeared’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then/from there)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular; ‘gave’

• तस्य: to him
• तस्य: Sampradana (Recipient via genitive/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• विलोचने: two eyes
• विलोचने: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), द्विवचन — Accusative dual

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva adorned with the great serpent Ananta as ornament; he extends a hand in blessing, granting the sage the power of sight—an intimate moment amid cosmic grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Ananta (serpent)
• Sucharita (implied recipient)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

God’s grace restores what is lacking—both physically (sight) and spiritually (true perception).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu is the māhātmya setting; the miracle underscores the sanctity of the Setu pilgrimage sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; the focus is on Śiva’s boon (vara) of restored vision.