Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

रुक्मिणी द्वारवत्यां तु राधा वृन्दावने वने । देवकी मथुरायां तु पाताले परमेश्वरी

Transliteration

rukmiṇī dvāravatyāṃ tu rādhā vṛndāvane vane | devakī mathurāyāṃ tu pātāle parameśvarī

Translation

À Dvāravatī, elle est Rukmiṇī ; dans la forêt de Vṛndāvana, elle est Rādhā. À Mathurā, elle est Devakī ; et dans Pātāla, elle est Parameśvarī, la Souveraine suprême.

Word by Word

• रुक्मिणी: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• द्वारवत्याम्: in Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• द्वारवत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• राधा: Rādhā
• राधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वृन्दावने: in Vṛndāvana
• वृन्दावने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• देवकी: Devakī
• देवकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• मथुरायाम्: in Mathurā
• मथुरायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• पाताले: in Pātāla (netherworld)
• पाताले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• परमेश्वरी: the Supreme Goddess
• परमेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमा ईश्वरी); Nominative singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī; Vṛndāvana; Mathurā; Pātāla (mythic)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four iconic manifestations: Rukmiṇī beside Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā palace; Rādhā with Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana grove; Devakī holding infant Kṛṣṇa in Mathurā prison/house; Parameśvarī enthroned in a cosmic subterranean Pātāla realm with nāgas and jeweled caverns.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Vṛndāvana
• Mathurā
• Pātāla
• Rukmiṇī
• Rādhā
• Devakī
• Parameśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess supports līlā and dharma in every realm—royal city, forest devotion, birth-place sanctity, and even hidden worlds—showing her supreme sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī/Dvārakā, Vṛndāvana, and Mathurā—major Kṛṣṇa pilgrimage centers—along with Pātāla as a cosmic realm in Purāṇic geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse provides kṣetra-wise devotional identification for remembrance, nāma-japa, and site-appropriate worship.