Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

पश्येमान्सागरान्सप्त पतितस्तांब पादयोः । पश्यारण्यानि सर्वाणि नैमिषं प्रणतं पुरः

Transliteration

paśyemānsāgarānsapta patitastāṃba pādayoḥ | paśyāraṇyāni sarvāṇi naimiṣaṃ praṇataṃ puraḥ

Translation

« Vois les sept océans — prosternés à tes pieds de lotus en vénération. Vois aussi toutes les forêts sacrées ; et regarde Naimiṣa, incliné devant toi. »

Word by Word

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सागरान्)

• सागरान्: oceans
• सागरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्; अत्र द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे विशेषणम् (सागरान्)

• पतितः: fallen
• पतितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-भावः (he/it has fallen)

• ताम्ब: O Tāmb(a)
• ताम्ब: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; संबोधन (हे ताम्ब)

• पादयोः: at/of (your) two feet
• पादयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अरण्यानि: forests
• अरण्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अरण्यानि)

• नैमिषम्: Naimiṣa (forest/field)
• नैमिषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रणतम्: bowed down
• प्रणतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नैमिषम्)

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: in front)

Speaker

Prahlāda (narrated as part of the Dvārakā Māhātmya dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (with Naimiṣa referenced)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvārakā personified (addressed as ‘tāṃba’ in the given text; vocative to the feminine addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: seven oceans personified as mighty beings prostrating at Dvārakā’s lotus-feet; sacred forests appear as green-clad deities; Naimiṣa stands bowed in front, hands folded.

Characters & Entities

• Saptasāgara (Seven Oceans)
• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is praised as so spiritually sovereign that even cosmic and pan-Indian tīrthas are depicted as reverently bowing before it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the central glorified sthala; Naimiṣa is mentioned as a renowned sacred field paying homage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; the emphasis is on darśana (beholding) and reverent recognition of Dvārakā’s greatness.