Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

विश्रामार्थं तदा तत्र गृहे तिष्ठति नित्यशः । नारायणगृहं तेन विख्यातं जगतीतले

Transliteration

viśrāmārthaṃ tadā tatra gṛhe tiṣṭhati nityaśaḥ | nārāyaṇagṛhaṃ tena vikhyātaṃ jagatītale

Translation

വിശ്രമാർത്ഥം ഭഗവാൻ അവിടെ ആ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ നിത്യവും വസിക്കുന്നു. അതുകൊണ്ട് ഭൂമിയിൽ അത് ‘നാരായണഗൃഹം’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.

Word by Word

• विश्रामार्थम्: for rest
• विश्रामार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्राम + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (as purpose)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (time adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (place adverb)

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नित्यशः: always
• नित्यशः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘always/constantly’

• नारायणगृहम्: the house of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणगृहम्: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमान्त-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate nominative) ‘(it is) Nārāyaṇa-house’

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नारायणगृहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जगतीतले: on the surface of the world
• जगतीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—जगत्याः तलम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārāyaṇagṛha (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene shrine-house labeled ‘Nārāyaṇagṛha’ in Prabhāsa: Nārāyaṇa reclining/resting in calm majesty while pilgrims stand with folded hands; coastal light and sacred ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇagṛha
• Hari/Keśava (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place-names in tīrtha literature encode divine presence; the shrine’s identity is grounded in the deity’s abiding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nārāyaṇagṛha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it explains the fame and naming of the shrine.