Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

एवं तत्र समुत्पन्नं तत्तडागं शुभावहम् । आनर्त्तीयं तथा विष्णुकूपिका सा च शोभना

Transliteration

evaṃ tatra samutpannaṃ tattaḍāgaṃ śubhāvaham | ānarttīyaṃ tathā viṣṇukūpikā sā ca śobhanā

Translation

Ainsi naquit en ce lieu cet étang de bon augure, dispensateur de bienfaits ; on le connaît sous le nom d’Ānarttīya, et le beau puits est appelé Viṣṇukūpikā.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thus’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place): ‘there’

• samutpannam: arisen
• samutpannam: Karta (Predicate qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-utpanna (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + उत्पन्न)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle): नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्तडागम् इति विशेषणम् ‘arisen/produced’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तडागम् इति विशेषणम्

• taḍāgam: pond, tank
• taḍāgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taḍāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• śubha-āvaham: bringing auspiciousness
• śubha-āvaham: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha-āvaha (प्रातिपदिक; शुभ + आवह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘bringing auspiciousness’

• ānarttīyam: Ānarttīya (name/epithet)
• ānarttīyam: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānarttīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (नामविशेषणम्) ‘Ānarttīya’ (proper/ethnic designation)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunction): ‘also, likewise’

• viṣṇu-kūpikā: Viṣṇu-kūpikā (Viṣṇu’s well)
• viṣṇu-kūpikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu-kūpikā (प्रातिपदिक; विष्णु + कूपिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘Viṣṇu’s well’

• sā: she/that (well)
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; अन्वयः: सा (कूपिका)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’

• śobhanā: beautiful, splendid
• śobhanā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; सा इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrative voice (speaker not explicit in this verse; continuing Sūta’s narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarttīya Taḍāga; Viṣṇukūpikā

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newly manifested pond with clear water and lotus blooms; nearby a stone-lined well with Viṣṇu symbolism (śaṅkha-cakra motifs) and pilgrims reading/reciting the names.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarttīya (tīrtha/taḍāga name)
• Viṣṇukūpikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas are not abstract: they are named, located sacred waters whose very identity is celebrated as auspicious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pond named Ānarttīya and the well named Viṣṇukūpikā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse provides tīrtha-nāma (site names) foundational for later rites like snāna and dīpadāna.