Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य परया भक्त्या वैनतेयसमन्वितम् ।ऽ । द्वारमागत्य च पुनः स्वर्गद्वारोपमं शुभम्

Transliteration

praṇamya parayā bhaktyā vainateyasamanvitam |' | dvāramāgatya ca punaḥ svargadvāropamaṃ śubham

Translation

Nachdem man sich in höchster Hingabe vor dem Herrn verneigt hat, der von Vainateya (Garuḍa) begleitet wird, gelangt man wiederum zum glückverheißenden Tor, dem Himmelstor gleich.

Word by Word

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √nam (to bow) उपसर्ग: pra-

• parayā: with supreme
• parayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to bhaktyā)

• bhaktyā: devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• vainateya-samanvitam: accompanied by Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• vainateya-samanvitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vainateya + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vainateyasya samanvitaḥ = accompanied by Vainateya)

• dvāram: the gate
• dvāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √gam (to go) उपसर्ग: ā-

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

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb)

• svarga-dvāra-upamam: like heaven’s gate
• svarga-dvāra-upamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga + dvāra + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (svargasya dvārasya upamam = like the gate of heaven)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to dvāram)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-dvāra (svarga-dvāropama)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand Dvārakā gateway opening toward a shining inner city; above the arch, Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa with Garuḍa is envisioned; pilgrims bow before stepping through, as if entering heaven’s gate.

Characters & Entities

• Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• Lord (Acyuta/Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa implied)
• Dvārakā (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a sacred place with intense devotion transforms even a physical threshold into a spiritually liberating ‘gate of heaven’.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sacred entrance/gateway is praised as svargadvāra-upama (like heaven’s gate).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bow in devotion to the Lord with Garuḍa association, then proceed to the auspicious gateway/entrance.