Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

द्वारावत्यां चक्रदेवो वैदिशे भुवनाधिपः । पौंड्रके पुण्डरीकाक्षः पीताक्षो हस्तिनापुरे

Transliteration

dvārāvatyāṃ cakradevo vaidiśe bhuvanādhipaḥ | pauṃḍrake puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ pītākṣo hastināpure

Translation

في دوارافتي (Dvārāvatī) أنا تشاكْرَديفا (Cakradeva)؛ وفي فايديشا (Vaidiśa) أنا بُهُوَنادهيبا (Bhuvanādhipa)، ربّ العوالم. وفي باوندرَكا (Pauṇḍraka) أنا بوندارِيكاكشا (Puṇḍarīkākṣa)؛ وفي هستينابورا (Hastināpura) أنا بيتاكشا (Pītākṣa).

Word by Word

• द्वारावत्याम्: in Dvārāvatī
• द्वारावत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चक्रदेवः: the discus-bearing lord
• चक्रदेवः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (चक्रः एव देवः/चक्रधारी देवः)

• वैदिशे: in Vaidiśa
• वैदिशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भुवनाधिपः: lord of the worlds
• भुवनाधिपः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भुवनस्य अधिपः)

• पौंड्रके: in Pauṇḍraka
• पौंड्रके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौंड्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: lotus-eyed
• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य पुण्डरीकसदृशे अक्षिणी सः)

• पीताक्षः: yellow-eyed
• पीताक्षः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य पीते अक्षिणी सः)

• हस्तिनापुरे: in Hastināpura
• हस्तिनापुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिनापुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārāvatī / Vaidiśā / Pauṇḍraka / Hastināpura (as a collective tīrtha-list)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic Viṣṇu figure radiates multiple localized emanations; each emanation bears a distinct emblem/name, hovering above stylized cityscapes: Dvārakā’s sea-walls, Vidisha’s riverine plains, Pauṇḍra’s lush delta, and Hastināpura’s royal fort.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dvārāvatī
• Vaidiśa
• Pauṇḍraka
• Hastināpura
• Cakradeva
• Bhuvanādhipa
• Puṇḍarīkākṣa
• Pītākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is also a theology of names: each sacred region reveals a distinctive epithet that focuses devotion and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Dvārāvatī, Vaidiśa, Pauṇḍraka, and Hastināpura are presented as notable seats associated with divine epithets.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Contemplate and worship using the place-revealed name (nāma) as part of tīrtha-oriented devotion.