Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

मन्दरे भ्रममाणे तु प्रागेव नृपसत्तम । आनर्त सहसा जातं रत्नत्रितयमेव च

Transliteration

mandare bhramamāṇe tu prāgeva nṛpasattama | ānarta sahasā jātaṃ ratnatritayameva ca

Translation

Ô le meilleur des rois, tandis que Mandara tournoyait, dès le tout début surgit soudain Ānarta, et apparut aussi une triade de joyaux précieux.

Word by Word

• मन्दरे: when/while (with) Mandara
• मन्दरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• भ्रममाणे: while (it was) revolving
• भ्रममाणे: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• प्राक्: beforehand
• प्राक्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/दिशावाचक-अव्यय (before/earlier)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; नृपाणां सत्तमः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• आनर्त: disturbance/confusion (ānarta)
• आनर्त: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (पाठानुसारं) ‘आनर्तम्’ अपेक्षितम्—अत्र छन्दो/पाठभेदः सम्भवः

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner: suddenly)

• जातम्: arose
• जातम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘arose/was born’

• रत्नत्रितयम्: a triad of jewels
• रत्नत्रितयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + त्रितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; त्रयाणां रत्नानां समाहारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarta-deśa (regional sacral frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (a king addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: As Mandara spins, the first marvels surface: the land of Ānarta is poetically said to arise, along with three precious jewels/treasures, shimmering upon the waves.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara
• Ānarta
• Ratna-tritaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

From disciplined effort (manthana) arise both worldly treasures and the unfolding of sacred geography—signs of dharma-supported endeavor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānarta is mentioned as a named entity; this verse itself does not explicitly describe a particular tīrtha’s merits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears in this verse.