Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पूर्वद्वारे सुसंनद्धा जयन्तोद्देशकारिणः । पूर्वद्वारे च रक्षार्थं नरनाथो विनायकः

Transliteration

pūrvadvāre susaṃnaddhā jayantoddeśakāriṇaḥ | pūrvadvāre ca rakṣārthaṃ naranātho vināyakaḥ

Translation

At the eastern gate, fully armed and prepared, are those who act under Jayanta’s command. And for the protection of the eastern gate there is also Vināyaka, the lord of men.

Word by Word

• पूर्वद्वारे: at the eastern gate
• पूर्वद्वारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘पूर्वस्य द्वारे’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (locative: at the eastern gate)

• सुसंनद्धाः: well-armed
• सुसंनद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-सम्-नह् (धातु) → संनद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘well-armed/fully equipped’

• जयन्तोद्देशकारिणः: the guardians/agents of the Jayanta sector
• जयन्तोद्देशकारिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्त-उद्देश-कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘jayanta’ + ‘uddeśa’ + ‘kārin’: those who make/mark the section called Jayanta)

• पूर्वद्वारे: at the eastern gate
• पूर्वद्वारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘पूर्वस्य द्वारे’ (locative)

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

• रक्षार्थम्: for protection
• रक्षार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘रक्षायाः अर्थम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of protection)

• नरनाथः: the lord of men (king)
• नरनाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘नराणां नाथः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विनायकः: Vināyaka (a leader/guardian)
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेष्य-समनाधिकरण (appositional to नरनाथः)

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Pūrvadvāra)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Dvārakā’s eastern gate, Jayanta’s commanded troops stand fully armed; Vināyaka, ‘lord of men,’ is stationed as the protective deity of the threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Jayanta
• Vināyaka
• Dvārakā (eastern gate)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection functions through organized guardianship—devotees honor both the principal guardian and supporting protectors like Vināyaka.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s pūrva-dvāra (eastern gate), described with its protective deities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Within the worship context, Vināyaka is identified as a protector at the eastern gate, implying his reverence alongside Jayanta’s retinue.