Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

दुर्वाससमथायांतं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यपतिस्तदा । प्रत्युत्थायार्हयांचक्रे स्वासने संन्यवेशयत्

Transliteration

durvāsasamathāyāṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā daityapatistadā | pratyutthāyārhayāṃcakre svāsane saṃnyaveśayat

Translation

Seeing Durvāsā approaching, the lord of the Dānavas at once rose to greet him, duly honored him, and seated him upon his own throne.

Word by Word

• दुर्वाससम्: Durvāsā
• दुर्वाससम्: Karma (Object of seeing/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• आयान्तम्: coming/approaching
• आयान्तम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययार्थः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘दुर्वाससम्’ विशेषणम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having seen)

• दैत्यपतिः: the lord of the demons
• दैत्यपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (daityānāṃ patiḥ)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• प्रत्युत्थाय: having risen in greeting
• प्रत्युत्थाय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having risen up to greet)

• अर्हयाम्: honoured (did honour)
• अर्हयाम्: Kriya (Auxiliary in periphrastic perfect/सहायकक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-आमन्त्रित/परिप्रश्न-प्रयोगे; उत्तमपुरुष? (पाठभेदसम्भवः); ‘अर्हयांचक्रे’ इति परस्मैपद-परस्मैपद-योगः; अर्हयाम् = अर्हयामास (periphrastic perfect)

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (आत्मनेपद); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘अर्हयाम्’ सह परोक्षभूत-परिप्रयोगः (periphrastic perfect)

• स्वासने: on his own seat
• स्वासने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (svasya āsane)

• संन्यवेशयत्: seated (him)/made (him) sit
• संन्यवेशयत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नि + विश् (धातु, causative)
• Form: लङ् (परस्मैपद); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) ‘caused to sit/placed’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful Daitya lord rises from his throne as Durvāsā approaches; attendants pause; the sage is ceremonially welcomed and seated on the royal seat.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Daityapati (Daitya king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even those of hostile lineages uphold dharma by honoring a sage; reverence to guests and holy persons is a universal duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Dvārakā Māhātmya (Dvārakā’s sacred landscape), though this verse itself focuses on guest-honor rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the act shown is atithi-satkāra—rising, honoring, and offering a seat.