Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

कैलासाद्याश्च ऐशान्यामैन्द्र्यां हिमवदादयः । श्रीशैलाद्याश्च आग्नेय्यां सिंहाद्र्याद्या यमे तथा

Transliteration

kailāsādyāśca aiśānyāmaindryāṃ himavadādayaḥ | śrīśailādyāśca āgneyyāṃ siṃhādryādyā yame tathā

Translation

كَيْلاسا وسائرُ الجبالِ المقدّسة في جهة الشمال الشرقي؛ وفي الشرق هِمَفَت وما سواه؛ وفي الجنوب الشرقي شْرِي شَيْلا وغيرها؛ وكذلك في الجنوب سِمْهادري وما تبعها.

Word by Word

• कैलासाद्याः: Kailāsa and others
• कैलासाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘कैलासः आदिः येषाम्’ (Kailāsa and others)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ऐशान्याम्: in the north-east
• ऐशान्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (north-east direction)

• ऐन्द्र्याम्: in the east
• ऐन्द्र्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐन्द्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (east direction)

• हिमवदादयः: Himavat and others
• हिमवदादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘हिमवान् आदिः येषाम्’ (Himavat and others)

• श्रीशैलाद्याः: Śrīśaila and others
• श्रीशैलाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीशैल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘Śrīśaila and others’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आग्नेय्याम्: in the south-east
• आग्नेय्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (south-east direction)

• सिंहाद्र्याद्याः: Siṃhādri and others
• सिंहाद्र्याद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहाद्रि + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘Siṃhādri and others’

• यमे: in Yama’s quarter (the south)
• यमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्पाल-सम्बन्धेन ‘यमदिक्’ = दक्षिणा (in the south)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपसंहारार्थक (likewise; also)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (with directional mountain-guardians)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four-quarter tableau: Dvārakā at center; NE shows Kailāsa with Śiva-symbols; E shows snowy Himavat; SE shows Śrīśaila with temple silhouette; S shows Siṃhādri with lion-emblem; all oriented like a compass rose.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Himavat
• Śrīśaila
• Siṃhādri
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s greatness is expressed through a cosmic arrangement: renowned sacred mountains are envisioned as taking their places around Dvārakā, emphasizing its universal sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the central kṣetra; the verse lists famous mountains as its surrounding sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on glorification through sacred geography (dik-wise placement of holy mountains).