Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

अयोध्या मथुरा माया वाराणसी जयस्वनैः । स्तुवंत्यन्यास्तथान्यानि सर्वक्षेत्राणि सर्वशः

Transliteration

ayodhyā mathurā māyā vārāṇasī jayasvanaiḥ | stuvaṃtyanyāstathānyāni sarvakṣetrāṇi sarvaśaḥ

Translation

Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Māyā und Vārāṇasī priesen sie mit Siegesrufen; ebenso brachten alle anderen heiligen Stätten überall ihr Lob dar.

Word by Word

• अयोध्या: Ayodhyā
• अयोध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• मथुरा: Mathurā
• मथुरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• माया: Māyā (name of a sacred place)
• माया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• वाराणसी: Vārāṇasī
• वाराणसी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• जय-स्वनैः: with victory-cries
• जय-स्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural); तत्पुरुष: ‘जयस्य स्वनाः’ (sounds/cries of victory)

• स्तुवन्ति: praise
• स्तुवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• अन्याः: others (f.)
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘likewise/also’

• अन्यानि: other (things/places)
• अन्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्व-क्षेत्राणि: all sacred places
• सर्व-क्षेत्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), बहुवचन (plural); कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वाणि क्षेत्राणि’

• सर्वशः: in every way
• सर्वशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in every way/entirely)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Personified sacred cities—Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Māyā (Haridvāra), and Vārāṇasī—stand as regal figures offering hymns and victory-cries toward radiant Dvārakā, while innumerable kṣetras form a vast assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• Mathurā
• Māyā (Mayāpuri/Haridvāra)
• Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All renowned holy cities ultimately affirm the supremacy of the highest dhāma—unity of tīrthas in praising the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, praised even by eminent sacred cities like Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Māyā, and Vārāṇasī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse depicts stuti (praise) and jaya-ghoṣa (victory acclamation).