Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

नमस्करोति देवि त्वां द्वारके गौतमी शुभा । पश्यपश्य महापुण्या इयं भागीरथी शुभा

Transliteration

namaskaroti devi tvāṃ dvārake gautamī śubhā | paśyapaśya mahāpuṇyā iyaṃ bhāgīrathī śubhā

Translation

Ô Déesse Dvārakā, l’auspicieuse Gautamī (Godāvarī) se prosterne devant toi. Vois—vois ! Voici aussi la Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā), d’un mérite suprême et bénie.

Word by Word

• namaskaroti: salutes, pays homage
• namaskaroti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; नामधातु-प्रयोगः (नमस्कृ)

• devi: O goddess/lady
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dvārake: O Dvārakā
• dvārake: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; स्थान-नाम; (पाठान्तरतः सप्तमी)

• gautamī: Gautamī
• gautamī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• paśya: see!
• paśya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paśya: look!
• paśya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• mahā-puṇyā: very holy
• mahā-puṇyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः (कर्मधारयः) ‘महती पुण्या’

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhāgīrathī: Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• bhāgīrathī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgīrathī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नदी-नाम (गङ्गा)

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya (contextual voice describing Dvārakā’s greatness)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (as Devī Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautamī (Godāvarī) as a river-goddess bows to Devī Dvārakā; she gestures excitedly—‘Look!’—as Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā) arrives, radiant and supremely meritorious.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Gautamī (Godāvarī)
• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is portrayed as so sacred that even the holiest rivers approach it with reverence, teaching humility before tīrtha-mahattva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, praised as a supreme sacred locus honored by Gaṅgā and Godāvarī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes darśana (beholding) and namaskāra (reverent salutation).