Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

प्रांगणं वर्णकोपेतं स्वस्तिकैश्च समन्वितैः । देवदेवस्य कुरुते क्रीडते भुवनत्रये

Transliteration

prāṃgaṇaṃ varṇakopetaṃ svastikaiśca samanvitaiḥ | devadevasya kurute krīḍate bhuvanatraye

Translation

Wer den Vorhof mit farbigen Mustern schmückt und ihn mit glückverheißenden Svastika-Zeichen für den Gott der Götter ziert, der erfreut sich und spielt in den drei Welten.

Word by Word

• प्राङ्गणम्: courtyard
• प्राङ्गणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राङ्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वर्णकोपेतम्: adorned with colors
• वर्णकोपेतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्णक + उपेत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—वर्णकेन उपेतम् (युक्तम्)

• स्वस्तिकैः: with swastika symbols
• स्वस्तिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• समन्वितैः: accompanied/combined (with)
• समन्वितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) → समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘युक्तैः/सहितैः’

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• कुरुते: makes/prepares
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• क्रीडते: sports/enjoys
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः—त्रीणि भुवनानि

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide temple courtyard freshly plastered and painted with bright colored patterns; large svastikas and floral geometries lead toward the sanctum. The devotee is shown later moving freely through three worlds as a symbolic montage.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (the Supreme Lord)
• Svastika
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beautifying sacred space for the Lord is itself worship, expanding one’s auspiciousness and merit across all realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the sacred city praised in the Dvārakā-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Decorating the temple courtyard with colored patterns and svastika motifs as a devotional offering.