Shloka 192 - Adhyaya 17 - Vastrapatha Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | German | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 192

Devanagari script

तेषां विष्णुपुरे वासो भवत्विति वृतं मया । एवमस्तु तदा प्रोच्य गिरौ रैवतके स्थितः । दामोदरश्चतुर्बाहुः स्वयं रुद्रोपि संस्थितः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ viṣṇupure vāso bhavatviti vṛtaṃ mayā | evamastu tadā procya girau raivatake sthitaḥ | dāmodaraścaturbāhuḥ svayaṃ rudropi saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

„Für jene Menschen sei Wohnstatt in der Stadt Viṣṇus“ — so war mein Gelübde. Mit den Worten „So sei es“ blieb Dāmodara, der vierarmige Herr, auf dem Berge Raivataka fest gegründet; und auch Rudra (Śiva) selbst nahm dort seinen Platz ein.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

विष्णुपुरेin Vishnu’s city

वासःdwelling/residence

भवतुlet it be

इतिthus

वृतम्was chosen/asked

मयाby me

एवम्thus

अस्तुlet it be

तदाthen

प्रोच्यhaving spoken

गिरौon the mountain

रैवतकेRaivataka

स्थितःremained

दामोदरःDāmodara (Vishnu)

चतुर्बाहुःfour-armed

स्वयम्himself

रुद्रःRudra (Shiva)

अपिalso

संस्थितःwas established/remained

Speaker

Revatī (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-giri (Hari-Hara sthāna)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed 'nṛpa' in the immediate narrative flow)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Mount Raivataka, four-armed Dāmodara stands established, while Rudra also takes his seat nearby; below, pilgrims approach the bathing place, aspiring for residence in Viṣṇu’s city.

Characters & Entities

Viṣṇupura

Raivataka (mountain)

Dāmodara (Viṣṇu)

Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to a sanctified place and its rites leads to Viṣṇu’s grace, while the site is protected and empowered by both Viṣṇu and Rudra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Raivataka, where Dāmodara and Rudra are said to be established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A promised fruit (phala): those who bathe there gain eligibility for residence in Viṣṇu’s abode (Viṣṇupura).