Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
Devanagari script
अनेन कारणेनासौ प्रत्यूषेश्वरसंज्ञितः
Transliteration
anena kāraṇenāsau pratyūṣeśvarasaṃjñitaḥ
Translation
C’est pour cette raison même que ce Seigneur est connu sous le nom de Pratyūṣeśvara.
Word by Word
अनेनby this
अनेन:
Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
कारणेनby reason/cause
कारणेन:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootकारण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
असौhe/that one
असौ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
प्रत्यूषेश्वरसंज्ञितःnamed Pratyūṣeśvara
प्रत्यूषेश्वरसंज्ञितः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्यूष + ईश्वर + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक); घटकौ: प्रत्यूष (Pratyūṣa) + ईश्वर (lord) + संज्ञित (named, √ज्ञा क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘प्रत्यूषेश्वर’ + ‘संज्ञित’ (named as Pratyūṣeśvara)
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva) [contextual deduction within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative]
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Pratyūṣeśvara
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A brief, declarative moment: the shrine’s liṅga is shown with an inscription-like aura, as if the name ‘Pratyūṣeśvara’ is being revealed to the listener.
Characters & Entities
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PratyūṣeśvaraFAQs
A sacred name of Śiva is grounded in a specific holy cause and place, emphasizing the power of sthala-tradition.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the shrine of Pratyūṣeśvara.
No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the deity’s revered name.