Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

खेटके चान्नदाता च शंभुश्चैव क्रतुस्थले । लंकायां चैव पौलस्त्यः काश्मीरे हंसवाहनः

Transliteration

kheṭake cānnadātā ca śaṃbhuścaiva kratusthale | laṃkāyāṃ caiva paulastyaḥ kāśmīre haṃsavāhanaḥ

Translation

À Kheṭaka, Je suis Annadātā, le Donateur de nourriture; et à Kratusthala, Je suis Śambhu. À Laṅkā, Je suis Paulastya; et au Kāśmīra, Je suis Haṃsavāhana, Celui qui a pour monture le cygne.

Word by Word

• खेटके: in Kheṭaka
• खेटके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• अन्नदाता: giver of food (name/epithet)
• अन्नदाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

• शंभुः: Śambhu (name of Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय; particle ‘indeed/just’

• क्रतुस्थले: in Kratusthala
• क्रतुस्थले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• लंकायाम्: in Laṅkā
• लंकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय; particle

• पौलस्त्यः: Paulastya (descendant of Pulastya; name/epithet)
• पौलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• काश्मीरे: in Kashmir
• काश्मीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्मीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• हंसवाहनः: Swan-vehicled (name/epithet)
• हंसवाहनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kheṭaka / Kratusthala / Laṅkā / Kāśmīra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four vignettes: a charitable hall in Kheṭaka where food is served (Annadātā); a yajña-ground at Kratusthala with Śambhu presiding; Lanka with a sage/creator-linked Paulastya aura (Brahmā-lineage symbolism); Kashmir with a serene swan-borne luminous form over lakes and mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Kheṭaka
• Kratusthala
• Laṅkā
• Kāśmīra
• Annadātā
• Śambhu
• Paulastya
• Haṃsavāhana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is localized: charity (annadāna), sacrifice (kratu), and divine remembrance are each anchored in particular sacred landscapes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kheṭaka, Kratusthala, Laṅkā, and Kāśmīra are named as places where specific divine identities are revered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct instruction is given, but “Annadātā” foregrounds annadāna (food-giving) as a central dharmic act associated with the place.