Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

द्वारकागमने दृष्ट्वा तथा नारदगौतमौ । महोत्सवो महांस्तत्र भविष्यति मनोहरः

Transliteration

dvārakāgamane dṛṣṭvā tathā nāradagautamau | mahotsavo mahāṃstatra bhaviṣyati manoharaḥ

Translation

Als man den Aufbruch nach Dvārakā sah—und ebenso Nārada und Gautama—wusste man, dass dort ein großes, anmutiges Mahotsava, ein Fest der Freude, stattfinden werde.

Word by Word

• द्वारकागमने: in/at the going to Dvaraka
• द्वारकागमने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā + gamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘द्वारकायाः गमनम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• नारदगौतमौ: Narada and Gautama
• नारदगौतमौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada + gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• महोत्सवः: a great festival
• महोत्सवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘महान् उत्सवः’

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनोहरः: delightful; charming
• मनोहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the approach to Dvārakā, Nārada and Gautama are seen; the air feels festive, as if the city itself anticipates a grand celebration.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Nārada
• Gautama
• Mahotsava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage culminates in communal sacred celebration; dharma is strengthened through utsava and saintly presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is implied as the locus of a great spiritual festival (mahotsava).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it indicates an utsava (festival observance) connected with Dvārakā-yātrā.