Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

दर्शनार्थं तदा ब्रह्मा दैवतैः परिवारितः । वरुणो यमवित्तेशौ सूर्य्याचन्द्रमसौ तथा

Transliteration

darśanārthaṃ tadā brahmā daivataiḥ parivāritaḥ | varuṇo yamavitteśau sūryyācandramasau tathā

Translation

Then, for the sake of beholding Him, Brahmā—surrounded by the gods—came, along with Varuṇa, Yama, Kubera the lord of wealth, and also the Sun and the Moon.

Word by Word

• दर्शनार्थम्: for the purpose of seeing (an audience)
• दर्शनार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष (दर्शनाय अर्थः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (then)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• दैवतैः: with the gods
• दैवतैः: Sahakari/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया (सह/करण)

• परिवारितः: surrounded, attended
• परिवारितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; उपसर्ग: परि-; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्मा)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• यमवित्तेशौ: Yama and Kubera (lord of wealth)
• यमवित्तेशौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम + वित्तेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (यमश्च वित्तेशश्च), पुंलिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा

• सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ: the Sun and the Moon
• सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (सूर्यश्च चन्द्रमाश्च), पुंलिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Connector/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Kṛṣṇa as the focal presence; Brahmā arrives with a retinue of devas—Varuṇa with water-pot and sea-emblems, Yama with staff, Kubera with treasure symbols, Sūrya blazing, Candra cool-luminous—forming a celestial procession toward the Lord for darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Varuṇa
• Yama
• Kubera (Vitteśa)
• Sūrya
• Candra
• Daivatāḥ (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Supreme is sought even by the greatest deities, underscoring the unparalleled sanctity of the Lord’s presence in the sacred realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā/Dvāravatī as the locus where the gods assemble to seek darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeking the divine sight/presence) is implied as a devotional act; no formal rite is specified.