Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

द्वारकागमने दृष्ट्वा तथा नारदगौतमौ । महोत्सवो महांस्तत्र भविष्यति मनोहरः

Transliteration

dvārakāgamane dṛṣṭvā tathā nāradagautamau | mahotsavo mahāṃstatra bhaviṣyati manoharaḥ

Translation

Voyant ce départ vers Dvārakā—et voyant aussi Nārada et Gautama—on sut qu’un grand mahotsava, vaste et ravissant, s’y tiendrait.

Word by Word

• द्वारकागमने: in/at the going to Dvaraka
• द्वारकागमने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā + gamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘द्वारकायाः गमनम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• नारदगौतमौ: Narada and Gautama
• नारदगौतमौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada + gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• महोत्सवः: a great festival
• महोत्सवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘महान् उत्सवः’

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनोहरः: delightful; charming
• मनोहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the approach to Dvārakā, Nārada and Gautama are seen; the air feels festive, as if the city itself anticipates a grand celebration.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Nārada
• Gautama
• Mahotsava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage culminates in communal sacred celebration; dharma is strengthened through utsava and saintly presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is implied as the locus of a great spiritual festival (mahotsava).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it indicates an utsava (festival observance) connected with Dvārakā-yātrā.