Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अटमानः स भगवांस्त्रींल्लोकान्प्रचचार ह । अथ प्राप्तो द्वारवतीं लोकाः संजज्ञिरे पुरः

Transliteration

aṭamānaḥ sa bhagavāṃstrīṃllokānpracacāra ha | atha prāpto dvāravatīṃ lokāḥ saṃjajñire puraḥ

Translation

Jener Ehrwürdige wanderte umher und durchmaß die drei Welten. Als er dann Dvāravatī erreichte, traten vor dem Volk wundersame Zeichen und Vorboten hervor.

Word by Word

• अटमानः: wandering
• अटमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘स’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अट् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त/Present participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘लोकान्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रचचार: wandered about
• प्रचचार: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunctive adverb)

• प्राप्तः: having reached
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Predicate to ‘सः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• द्वारवतीम्: Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Goal as object with ‘प्राप्तः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकाः: people/worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संजज्ञिरे: came into being/appeared
• संजज्ञिरे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Locative sense: ‘in front’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, radiant ascetic, arrives at the gates of Dvāravatī; citizens witness unusual omens—sky patterns, sudden winds, animals pausing—signaling a fateful encounter.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā (implied)
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Three worlds

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The arrival of a great sage is a turning point in dharma-narratives; sages function as instruments through which karmic outcomes unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) is named as the narrative setting; the overall chapter remains within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.