Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अनन्तेश्वरनामानमनन्तेन प्रतिष्ठितम् । नागराजेन देवेशि ज्ञात्वा क्षेत्रं तु पावनम्

Transliteration

ananteśvaranāmānamanantena pratiṣṭhitam | nāgarājena deveśi jñātvā kṣetraṃ tu pāvanam

Translation

ഇത് ‘അനന്തേശ്വരൻ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധം; അനന്തൻ തന്നെയാണ് പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ചത്. ഹേ ദേവേശി, നാഗരാജൻ ഈ ക്ഷേത്രത്തെ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ് അതിനെ പരമപാവനമെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• ananteśvaranāmānam: (one) named Ananteśvara
• ananteśvaranāmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta-īśvara-nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular)

• anantena: by Ananta
• anantena: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Instrumental; Singular)

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√sthā (स्था धातु; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom./Acc.; Singular)

• nāgarājena: by the king of serpents
• nāgarājena: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga-rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Instrumental; Singular)

• deveśi: O goddess (lady of the gods)
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-īśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन (Feminine; Vocative; Singular)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• kṣetram: the sacred place/field
• kṣetram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Accusative; Singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: indeed/but)

• pāvanam: purifying
• pāvanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Accusative; Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ananteśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene coastal kṣetra at Prabhāsa with an Ananteśvara liṅga/shrine; Ananta (Śeṣa) as cosmic serpent in reverent posture, with the Nāga-king acknowledging the sanctity; pilgrims approach with folded hands amid temple lamps and sea-breeze.

Characters & Entities

• Ananteśvara
• Ananta (Nāga)
• Nāgarāja
• Devī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecrated sacred sites carry purifying power, and their sanctity is anchored in divine and semi-divine stewardship (here, Ananta and the Nāga-king).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ananteśvara, a shrine established by Ananta within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse provides origin (pratiṣṭhā) and the purifying character of the kṣetra.