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

پھر آرام کے لیے وہ ہمیشہ اسی گھر میں قیام فرماتا ہے؛ اسی سبب وہ گھر زمین پر ‘نارائن کا گھر’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔

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.