Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सुराष्ट्रदेशे संप्राप्ताः पुण्ये रैवतके गिरौ । रक्षार्थं सर्वलोकानां वधार्थं देववैरिणाम्

Transliteration

surāṣṭradeśe saṃprāptāḥ puṇye raivatake girau | rakṣārthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ vadhārthaṃ devavairiṇām

Translation

Sie gelangten in das Land Surāṣṭra, auf den heiligen Berg Raivataka — um alle Welten zu schützen und die Feinde der Götter zu vernichten.

Word by Word

• सुराष्ट्रदेशे: in the land of Surāṣṭra
• सुराष्ट्रदेशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुराष्ट्र-देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुराष्ट्रस्य देशः)

• संप्राप्ताः: arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; past participle

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (to रैवतके गिरौ)

• रैवतके: on (Mount) Raivataka
• रैवतके: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रैवतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (to गिरौ)

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रक्षार्थम्: for protection
• रक्षार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रक्षायाः अर्थम्)

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all worlds/people
• सर्वलोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वे लोकाः)

• वधार्थम्: for slaying
• वधार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वधस्य अर्थम्)

• देववैरिणाम्: of the enemies of the gods
• देववैरिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-वैरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवानां वैरिणः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-giri (within Surāṣṭra)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of devas descends upon the holy Raivataka mountain in Saurashtra; banners and weapons gleam as they prepare to protect the worlds and subdue divine enemies.

Characters & Entities

• Surāṣṭra
• Raivataka-giri
• Devas
• Deva-vairin (enemies of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are depicted as strategic dhārmic centers where divine protection is anchored for the welfare of the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Raivataka Mountain in Surāṣṭra, within the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse frames the site’s purpose as protection and the upholding of divine order.