Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले नु आनर्ताधिपतिः स्वयम् । आगतस्तिष्ठते यत्र जलशायी हरिः स्वयम्

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle nu ānartādhipatiḥ svayam | āgatastiṣṭhate yatra jalaśāyī hariḥ svayam

Translation

En ce même temps, le souverain d’Ānarta en personne arriva et demeura au lieu où réside Hari, le Seigneur Jalaśāyī, étendu sur les eaux.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘in this’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नु: indeed/now (particle)
• नु: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), प्रश्न/निश्चयार्थक

• आनर्ताधिपतिः: the ruler of Ānarta
• आनर्ताधिपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्त + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आनर्तस्य अधिपतिः = lord of Ānarta)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Emphatic to subject/कर्ता-बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), आत्मनः-प्रयोग (reflexive emphatic)

• आगतः: having come
• आगतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘come’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तिष्ठते: stays/remains
• तिष्ठते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• जलशायी: the one who lies on the waters
• जलशायी: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल + शायी (शे/शीङ् धातु-निष्पन्न) (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (जले शायी = lying on/in water)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णु-नाम

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Emphatic to subject/कर्ता-बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्त-आत्मनः-बलार्थक

Speaker

Sūta (narratorial voice, as typical in Māhātmya sections)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jalaśāyī Hari-kṣetra (as named by epithet)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal procession arrives at a waterside shrine where Viṣṇu is envisioned reclining upon cosmic waters; banners, conches, and attendants pause as the king dismounts in reverence before the sanctum near the water.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarta
• Jalaśāyī Hari
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler gains merit by personally approaching and dwelling at a holy place where the deity is believed to be manifest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha/kṣetra associated with Jalaśāyī Hari (Viṣṇu reclining on the waters), presented as a sacred abode in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse; it sets the scene for later vows and śānti rites.