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

Ia bernama Ananteśvara dan telah ditegakkan oleh Ananta. Wahai Dewi, raja Nāga, setelah mengenali kṣetra ini, mengetahui bahawa ia sungguh menyucikan.

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.