Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

स्थितां सिंहासने दिव्ये मणिकांचनभूषिते । सुन्दरां शुक्ल वर्णां च रुद्रादित्यसमप्रभाम्

Transliteration

sthitāṃ siṃhāsane divye maṇikāṃcanabhūṣite | sundarāṃ śukla varṇāṃ ca rudrādityasamaprabhām

Translation

Sie erblickten sie auf einem himmlischen Thron sitzend, mit Edelsteinen und Gold geschmückt—schön, strahlend, von weißem Glanz und leuchtend mit einer Pracht, die Rudra und der Sonne ebenbürtig ist.

Word by Word

• sthitām: standing/situated
• sthitām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘standing/situated’ (qualifying dvārakām/devīṃ understood)

• siṃhāsane: on the throne
• siṃhāsane: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃhāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन — स्थानाधिकरण

• divye: divine
• divye: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन — विशेषण (of siṃhāsane)

• maṇi-kāñcana-bhūṣite: adorned with gems and gold
• maṇi-kāñcana-bhūṣite: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of siṃhāsane)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन — तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘मणिभिः काञ्चनेन च भूषिते’ (ornamented with gems and gold)

• sundarām: beautiful
• sundarām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sundara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण

• śukla-varṇām: of white complexion
• śukla-varṇām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — कर्मधारयः (शुक्लः वर्णः यस्याः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• rudra-āditya-sama-prabhām: having radiance equal to Rudra and the Sun
• rudra-āditya-sama-prabhām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘रुद्र-आदित्ययोः समा प्रभा यस्याः’

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not stated in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dvārakā appears enthroned—gem-and-gold adorned—white-hued and blazing with a brilliance likened to Rudra and the Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Āditya
• Dvārakā (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse teaches reverent contemplation: a tīrtha like Dvārakā is not merely a place but a living divine presence worthy of vision and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, praised in the Dvārakā Māhātmya section of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on darśana (beholding) and devotional recognition of the site’s divine majesty.