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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

प्रासादे देवदेवस्य चित्रकर्म करोति यः । वसते रुद्रलोके तु यावत्तिष्ठंति सागराः

prāsāde devadevasya citrakarma karoti yaḥ | vasate rudraloke tu yāvattiṣṭhaṃti sāgarāḥ

যি জনে দেৱদেৱৰ প্ৰাসাদ-মন্দিৰত চিত্ৰকলা-অলংকাৰ কৰে, সি সাগৰসমূহ যিমান দিন থাকে সিমান দিন ৰুদ্ৰলোকত বাস কৰে।

prāsādein a palace/temple
prāsāde:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootprāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
deva-devasyaof the god of gods
deva-devasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)
citra-karmādecorative work/painting-work
citra-karmā:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcitra (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
karotidoes/makes
karoti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धा॒tu)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
vasatedwells
vasate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvas (धा॒तु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद
rudra-lokein Rudra’s world
rudra-loke:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootrudra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
tuindeed/but
tu:
Discourse particle (सम्बन्धसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे (but/indeed)
yāvatas long as
yāvat:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyāvat (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; काल-परिमाणवाचक (temporal limit: as long as)
tiṣṭhantistand/remain
tiṣṭhanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsthā (धा॒तु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
sāgarāḥoceans
sāgarāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Scene: Artisans paint and ornament the temple walls—vivid murals, floral scrollwork, and divine scenes—while the deity’s presence sanctifies the labor. The reward is shown as ascent to Rudraloka, a luminous realm of Rudra, enduring ‘as long as the oceans last’.

D
Devadeva
R
Rudra
R
Rudraloka
D
Dvārakā
P
Prāsāda

FAQs

Serving the deity through sacred craftsmanship is worship, granting enduring spiritual reward and higher-world residence.

Dvārakā, where temple-sevā is praised as especially meritorious.

Citrakarma-sevā: undertaking artistic/ornamental work for the Lord’s temple.