Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

आनर्त्तसारं सौम्यं च तथा भुवनभूषणम् । दिव्यं पांचनदं पुण्यमादिगुह्यं महोदयम्

Transliteration

ānarttasāraṃ saumyaṃ ca tathā bhuvanabhūṣaṇam | divyaṃ pāṃcanadaṃ puṇyamādiguhyaṃ mahodayam

Translation

اسے ‘آنرتّسار’ اور ‘سومیہ’ بھی کہا جاتا ہے؛ اسی طرح ‘بھون بھوشن’؛ نیز ‘پانچنَد’ جو دیویہ اور پُنّیہ ہے؛ ‘آدی گُہیہ’؛ اور ‘مہودَی’ بھی۔

Word by Word

• ānartta-sāram: the essence of Ānartta
• ānartta-sāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānartta (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (आनर्त्तस्य सारम्)

• saumyam: auspicious/pleasant
• saumyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• bhuvana-bhūṣaṇam: ornament of the world
• bhuvana-bhūṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (भुवनस्य भूषणम्)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāñcanadam: Pāñcanada (land of five rivers)
• pāñcanadam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + nada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्विगु (पञ्च नदाः यस्मिन्/पञ्चनदम्)

• puṇyam: holy
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ādi-guhyam: the primordial secret
• ādi-guhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (आदिः गुह्यः/आदिगुह्यम् = prime secret)

• mahodayam: great prosperity/auspicious rise
• mahodayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् उदयः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (epithets: Ānarttasāra, Saumya, Bhuvanabhūṣaṇa, Pāñcanada, Ādiguhya, Mahodaya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied same addressee as surrounding verses (a देवी/प्रिय/सुरसुन्दरी addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic map-like vision of Prabhāsa with six name-banners floating above the kṣetra; each banner radiates a distinct hue—saumya coolness, mahodaya golden dawn, ādiguḥya deep indigo mystery.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarttasāra
• Saumya
• Bhuvanabhūṣaṇa
• Pāñcanada
• Ādiguhya
• Mahodaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s many names express its many spiritual functions—beauty, auspiciousness, secrecy, and upliftment—revealed through Purāṇic memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described through a litany of its revered names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse transmits nāma-māhātmya (the sanctity of the place through its names).