Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

त्रिदशैः पूज्यते नित्यं वन्द्यते सिद्धचारणैः । माहात्म्यं पठते यो वै द्वारकायाः समुद्भवम्

Transliteration

tridaśaiḥ pūjyate nityaṃ vandyate siddhacāraṇaiḥ | māhātmyaṃ paṭhate yo vai dvārakāyāḥ samudbhavam

Translation

He who recites the Dvārakā Māhātmya that has arisen from Dvārakā is ever worshipped by the gods and revered by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.

Word by Word

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशैः: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative: always)

• वन्द्यते: is saluted
• वन्द्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सिद्धचारणैः: by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणैः: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सिद्धाश्च चारणाश्च)

• माहात्म्यम्: the māhātmya
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पठते: recites/reads
• पठते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/खल्वर्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• द्वारकायाः: of Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• समुद्भवम्: arisen from/originating (from Dvārakā)
• समुद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (arisen/originated)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly; addressed as 'पुत्रक' in nearby verses indicates a disciple/son-like listener within the dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee recites the Dvārakā Māhātmya from a palm-leaf manuscript; devas above offer flowers while Siddhas and Cāraṇas hover in the sky praising him; the sea-walled city of Dvārakā glimmers in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Tridaśa (Devas)
• Siddha
• Cāraṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee who recites Dvārakā’s sacred glory gains exalted spiritual honor—recognized even by celestial beings—showing the Puranic ideal that bhakti and śravaṇa/pāṭha elevate one’s status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, through the praise of reciting its māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāṭha—recitation/reading of the Dvārakā Māhātmya.