Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सुरैरपि प्रपूज्यंते यत्रांगानि शरीरिणाम् । अंकितानि च चक्रेण षण्मासान्नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

surairapi prapūjyaṃte yatrāṃgāni śarīriṇām | aṃkitāni ca cakreṇa ṣaṇmāsānnātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Dort werden sogar von den Göttern die Glieder der verkörperten Wesen hoch verehrt—jene, die innerhalb von sechs Monaten mit dem Diskus (Cakra) gezeichnet werden. Daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• suraiḥ: by the gods
• suraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• prapūjyante: are worshipped
• prapūjyante: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘are worshipped’

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• aṅgāni: limbs
• aṅgāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• śarīriṇām: of embodied beings
• śarīriṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• aṅkitāni: marked, inscribed
• aṅkitāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṅk (धातु) → aṅkita (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘aṅgāni’ इति विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• cakreṇa: with the discus (chakra)
• cakreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ṣaṇmāsāt: within/from six months
• ṣaṇmāsāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṇmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ṣaṭ + māsa (six months)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this regard
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this matter)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-tīrtha (Dvāravatī-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at Dvārakā’s shore-temple precinct; a devotee’s limbs subtly bear a radiant cakra-imprint while devas hover in reverent attendance; the sea glitters behind.

Characters & Entities

• Sura (Devas)
• Cakra (Viṣṇu’s Disc)
• Cakra Tīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine symbols manifesting in nature are treated as signs of sanctity; reverence for them is portrayed as reverence for the Lord’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Rathāṅga/Cakrākhya tīrtha by the great ocean in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights veneration (pūjā) of the cakra-marked manifestations associated with the tīrtha; it implies devotional honoring rather than a detailed rite.