Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

आनर्ताधिपतेर्हर्म्ये नाम्ना ख्यातस्त्वहं बकः । चमत्कारपुरे देवो हरः संस्थापितो मया

Transliteration

ānartādhipaterharmye nāmnā khyātastvahaṃ bakaḥ | camatkārapure devo haraḥ saṃsthāpito mayā

Translation

ആനർത്താധിപതിയുടെ രാജമന്ദിരത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ‘ബക’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായി. ചമത്കാരപുരത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ദേവൻ ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ)നെ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ānarta-adhipateḥ: of the lord of Ānarta
• ānarta-adhipateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānarta (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (ānartasya adhipatiḥ)

• harmye: in the mansion/palace
• harmye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; साधन-भावे (by name)

• khyātaḥ: was known
• khyātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √khyā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘क्यातः’ = renowned/known

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: पदपूरण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• bakaḥ: Baka (name)
• bakaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• camatkāra-pure: in Camatkārapura
• camatkāra-pure: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (camatkārasya puram)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karma (Object in apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देव-विशेष (Śiva)

• saṃsthāpitaḥ: was installed
• saṃsthāpitaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā + ṇic (causative) → saṃsthāpayati; क्त-प्रातिपदिक
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was installed/established)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Baka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (Śiva-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprendra (best of brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-king in the Ānarta ruler’s palace, known as ‘Baka’, narrates how he installed a radiant Śiva-liṅga at Camatkārapura; attendants and courtly architecture frame the act of consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarta
• Baka
• Camatkārapura
• Hara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing Śiva (pratiṣṭhā) is portrayed as a dharmic act that transforms identity and reputation, linking personal destiny with sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura is highlighted as a Śaiva place where Hara was established, making it a focal point of local māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied liṅga/Śiva-pratiṣṭhā (establishment/installation of the deity), a major temple-ritual act, though procedural details are not given here.