Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

शोभितं सुरमुख्येन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । दुर्वासाः प्रविवेशाथ प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना

Transliteration

śobhitaṃ suramukhyena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | durvāsāḥ praviveśātha prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā

Translation

Le lieu était orné par Viṣṇu—le premier parmi les dieux, rayonnant de splendeur. Alors Durvāsā entra, l’âme intérieure remplie de joie.

Word by Word

• शोभितम्: adorned
• शोभितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √शुभ्/शोभ् ‘to shine/adorn’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• सुरमुख्येन: by the chief of the gods
• सुरमुख्येन: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (surāṇāṃ mukhyaḥ)

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• प्रभविष्णुना: by the mighty/powerful one
• प्रभविष्णुना: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (viṣṇuṇaḥ)

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• प्रहृष्टेन: with delighted
• प्रहृष्टेन: Karana (Manner/भावकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √हृष् ‘to rejoice’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम् (अन्तरात्मना)

• अन्तरात्मना: with (his) inner self/heart
• अन्तरात्मना: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अन्तरः आत्मा)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Dvārakā space ‘adorned’ by Viṣṇu’s presence; Durvāsā enters with uplifted, joyful heart, the air charged with sanctity and brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Durvāsā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Where Viṣṇu’s presence is honored, even intense sages find inner gladness—divine proximity transforms the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā-māhātmya context frames Viṣṇu’s radiance as inseparable from Dvārakā’s sacredness and its tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it emphasizes divine splendor and the sage’s devotional mood.