Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कुरुक्षेत्रे विदुः स्थाणुं प्रभासे शशिशेखरम् । पुष्करे तु ह्यजागन्धिं विश्वं विश्वेश्वरे तथा

Transliteration

kurukṣetre viduḥ sthāṇuṃ prabhāse śaśiśekharam | puṣkare tu hyajāgandhiṃ viśvaṃ viśveśvare tathā

Translation

କୁରୁକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ମୋତେ ସ୍ଥାଣୁ ବୋଲି ଜାଣନ୍ତି, ପ୍ରଭାସରେ ଶଶିଶେଖର; ପୁଷ୍କରରେ ଅଜାଗନ୍ଧି, ଏବଂ ବିଶ୍ୱେଶ୍ୱରରେ ତଥା ବିଶ୍ୱ ଭାବେ କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• kurukṣetre: in Kurukṣetra
• kurukṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru-kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक; kuru + kṣetra)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कुरूणां क्षेत्रम्)

• viduḥ: they know/recognize
• viduḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• sthāṇum: Sthāṇu (Śiva epithet)
• sthāṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prabhāse: in Prabhāsa
• prabhāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• śaśiśekharam: Śaśiśekhara (moon-crested)
• śaśiśekharam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśi-śekhara (प्रातिपदik; śaśin + śekhara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शशिनः शेखरः यस्य)

• puṣkare: in Puṣkara
• puṣkare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/कारणार्थक (indeed/for)

• ajāgandhim: Ajāgandhi (a divine epithet)
• ajāgandhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajā-gandhi (प्रातिपदिक; ajā + gandhin)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अजायाः गन्धः यस्य/अजागन्धिः—epithet)

• viśvam: Viśva (the All; epithet)
• viśvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a proper epithet)

• viśveśvare: in Viśveśvara
• viśveśvare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; viśva + īśvara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विश्वस्य ईश्वरः)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (thus/also)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kurukṣetra / Prabhāsa / Puṣkara / Viśveśvara (catalogue verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four sacred tableaux: Kurukṣetra’s broad plain with pilgrims and banners; Prabhāsa’s sea-coast shrine with moon-crested Śiva iconography; Puṣkara lake with ghats; Viśveśvara temple with towering spire—each inscribed with the epithet.

Characters & Entities

• Kurukṣetra
• Prabhāsa
• Puṣkara
• Viśveśvara
• Sthāṇu
• Śaśiśekhara
• Ajāgandhi
• Viśva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is deepened by recognizing the deity’s localized nāma-forms, which connect cosmic divinity to specific sacred landscapes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kurukṣetra, Prabhāsa, Puṣkara, and Viśveśvara are highlighted with their corresponding Śiva-names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: praise/recite the deity’s name appropriate to each tīrtha.