Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सेवितं यदुनारीभिस्तथा यदुकुमारकैः । दिवारात्रौ सुसंपूर्णं सर्वैर्जानपदैर्जनैः

Transliteration

sevitaṃ yadunārībhistathā yadukumārakaiḥ | divārātrau susaṃpūrṇaṃ sarvairjānapadairjanaiḥ

Translation

Es wurde von den Frauen der Yadu und ebenso von den Jünglingen der Yadu besucht; bei Tag und bei Nacht war es ganz erfüllt von allen Menschen aus den umliegenden Landstrichen.

Word by Word

• sevitam: frequented
• sevitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sevita (कृदन्त; √sev (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि

• yadu-nārībhiḥ: by Yadu women
• yadu-nārībhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu (प्रातिपदिक) + nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (yadūnām nārībhiḥ)

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

• yadu-kumārakaiḥ: by Yadu boys/princes
• yadu-kumārakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu (प्रातिपदिक) + kumāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (yadūnām kumārakaiḥ)

• divā-rātrau: by day and by night
• divā-rātrau: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā (अव्यय) + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् द्वन्द्व-प्रयोग; लोके ‘day and night’ अर्थे अव्ययवत्; (traditional: divā is avyaya, rātrau = स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; but as fixed pair functions adverbially)

• su-saṃpūrṇam: completely full
• su-saṃpūrṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- (उपसर्ग) + saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; सर्व-शब्द

• jānapadaiḥ: local, of the region
• jānapadaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jānapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; जनपदसम्बन्धी (provincial/country)

• janaiḥ: by people
• janaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual locale within Dvārakāmāhātmya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lively sacred precinct in Dvārakā: Yadu women and youths moving in groups, vendors and villagers arriving, lamps and banners, the sense of day-night continuity around a water-reservoir and public spaces.

Characters & Entities

• Yādava women
• Yādava youths
• Local people
• Sacred lake

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is not only a mystical site but a communal dharma-space, sustaining continuous devotion and social religious life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The newly formed lake near Maya-saras in the Dvārakā sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse implies ongoing customary tīrtha practices (snāna, worship, gathering) by constant visitation.