Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवं ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयः सनकादयः । क्षेत्रतीर्थादिभिर्युक्ता अन्यैः पुण्यतमैस्तथा

Transliteration

evaṃ brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ sanakādayaḥ | kṣetratīrthādibhiryuktā anyaiḥ puṇyatamaistathā

Translation

وهكذا فإنَّ براهما وسائرَ الآلهة، والحكماءَ من أمثالِ سَنَكَة—يحضرون هناك مصحوبين بالكْشِتْرَات المقدّسة والتيرثات وما شابهها، ومعهم أيضًا حضراتٌ أخرى هي الأشدُّ قداسةً وبركةً.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• brahmādayaḥ: Brahmā and others
• brahmādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('Brahmā and others')

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sanakādayaḥ: Sanaka and others
• sanakādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('Sanaka and others')

• kṣetra-tīrtha-ādibhiḥ: with sacred fields and tīrthas etc.
• kṣetra-tīrtha-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व-प्राय), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (kṣetra+tīrtha) + ādi ('etc.')

• yuktāḥ: endowed/associated
• yuktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) → yukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'endowed/connected'

• anyaiḥ: with other (ones)
• anyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to puṇyatamaiḥ)

• puṇyatamaiḥ: with the most holy (ones)
• puṇyatamaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇyatama (प्रातिपदिक; superlative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative)

• tathā: likewise / also
• tathā: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly scene: Brahmā with four faces, other devas, and the Kumāras (Sanaka etc.) seated in a semicircle facing Dvārakā’s sanctum; subtle icons of multiple tīrthas (rivers, ghats, forests) appear as hovering emblems.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sanaka
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is depicted as a convergence-point where devas, sages, and the sanctity of many tīrthas gather—teaching that devotion to the kṣetra amplifies spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā as a ‘sarva-tīrtha’ locus—where many tīrthas and kṣetras are said to be present in essence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the verse supports the doctrine of tīrtha-sannidhāna (presence of sacred sites) in Dvārakā.