Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सर्वेषु चैव लोकेषु कामचारी विराजते । पद्मवर्णेन यानेन किंकिणीजालमालिना

Transliteration

sarveṣu caiva lokeṣu kāmacārī virājate | padmavarṇena yānena kiṃkiṇījālamālinā

Translation

In allen Welten erstrahlt er als einer, der sich nach Belieben bewegt, auf einem himmlischen Gefährt von lotosfarbener Tönung, geschmückt mit einem Netz klingender Glöckchen.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कामचारी: one who moves as he wishes
• कामचारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विराजते: shines, is splendid
• विराजते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• पद्मवर्णेन: with lotus-like color
• पद्मवर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यानेन: by/with a vehicle
• यानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• किंकिणीजालमालिना: with a garland/net of tinkling bells
• किंकिणीजालमालिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किंकिणी + जाल + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Prahlāda (contextual continuation; describing phala)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (phala of Dvādaśī pāṭha implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous devotee ascends through layered worlds on a lotus-colored vimāna; strings of tiny bells form a net around the chariot canopy; below, Dvārakā fades like a sacred mandala; above, celestial gates open.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (implied by prior context of Viṣṇu-sannidhi and phala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation connected to Dvārakā and Viṣṇu is said to yield exalted post-mortem attainments and celestial honors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā (by continuation), through the promised fruits of its Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuation of the Dvādaśī Māhātmya-recitation vow; this verse states the resulting reward.