Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अनेन कारणेनासौ प्रत्यूषेश्वरसंज्ञितः

Transliteration

anena kāraṇenāsau pratyūṣeśvarasaṃjñitaḥ

Translation

Chính vì lẽ ấy, vị Chúa Tể ấy được tôn xưng với danh hiệu Pratyūṣeśvara.

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कारणेन: by reason/cause
• कारणेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असौ: he/that one
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रत्यूषेश्वरसंज्ञितः: named Pratyūṣeśvara
• प्रत्यूषेश्वरसंज्ञितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यूष + ईश्वर + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक); घटकौ: प्रत्यूष (Pratyūṣa) + ईश्वर (lord) + संज्ञित (named, √ज्ञा क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘प्रत्यूषेश्वर’ + ‘संज्ञित’ (named as Pratyūṣeśvara)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) [contextual deduction within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pratyūṣeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brief, declarative moment: the shrine’s liṅga is shown with an inscription-like aura, as if the name ‘Pratyūṣeśvara’ is being revealed to the listener.

Characters & Entities

• Pratyūṣeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred name of Śiva is grounded in a specific holy cause and place, emphasizing the power of sthala-tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the shrine of Pratyūṣeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the deity’s revered name.