Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

नवमोऽनंतमूर्त्तिश्च दशमः पुरुषोत्तमः । अधोक्षजस्ततः पश्चाद्द्वादशस्तु जनार्दनः

Transliteration

navamo'naṃtamūrttiśca daśamaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | adhokṣajastataḥ paścāddvādaśastu janārdanaḥ

Translation

Le neuvième est Anantamūrti ; le dixième est Puruṣottama. Puis vient Adhokṣaja ; et le douzième est Janārdana.

Word by Word

• नवमः: the ninth
• नवमः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• अनन्तमूर्तिः: Anantamūrti
• अनन्तमूर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘अनन्ता मूर्तिः’ = infinite-formed (name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• दशमः: the tenth
• दशमः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• पुरुषोत्तमः: Puruṣottama (best of persons)
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः’

• अधोक्षजः: Adhokṣaja
• अधोक्षजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधोक्षज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण): thereafter

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण): afterwards

• द्वादशः: the twelfth
• द्वादशः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक; जन + अर्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (name-form): ‘जनानाम् अर्दनः’

Speaker

Gālava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual register-like scene: a Vaiṣṇava priest points to a lunar calendar while four Viṣṇu forms are envisioned in a row—Anantamūrti (serpent-couch infinity motif), Puruṣottama (majestic supreme person), Adhokṣaja (transcendent beyond senses), Janārdana (protector of people).

Characters & Entities

• Anantamūrti
• Puruṣottama
• Adhokṣaja
• Janārdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is approached through many revered names that express His transcendence (Adhokṣaja) and lordship (Puruṣottama).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse continues a doctrinal list rather than naming a location; the surrounding narrative remains within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation/usage of specific Viṣṇu names as part of the ordered worship of Śāligrāma forms.