Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

कैलासाद्याश्च ऐशान्यामैन्द्र्यां हिमवदादयः । श्रीशैलाद्याश्च आग्नेय्यां सिंहाद्र्याद्या यमे तथा

Transliteration

kailāsādyāśca aiśānyāmaindryāṃ himavadādayaḥ | śrīśailādyāśca āgneyyāṃ siṃhādryādyā yame tathā

Translation

Kailāsa et d’autres montagnes saintes se tiennent au nord-est ; à l’est se trouvent Himavat et les autres ; au sud-est, Śrīśaila et d’autres ; et de même, au sud, Siṃhādri et les autres.

Word by Word

• कैलासाद्याः: Kailāsa and others
• कैलासाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘कैलासः आदिः येषाम्’ (Kailāsa and others)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ऐशान्याम्: in the north-east
• ऐशान्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (north-east direction)

• ऐन्द्र्याम्: in the east
• ऐन्द्र्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐन्द्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (east direction)

• हिमवदादयः: Himavat and others
• हिमवदादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘हिमवान् आदिः येषाम्’ (Himavat and others)

• श्रीशैलाद्याः: Śrīśaila and others
• श्रीशैलाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीशैल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘Śrīśaila and others’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आग्नेय्याम्: in the south-east
• आग्नेय्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (south-east direction)

• सिंहाद्र्याद्याः: Siṃhādri and others
• सिंहाद्र्याद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहाद्रि + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘Siṃhādri and others’

• यमे: in Yama’s quarter (the south)
• यमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्पाल-सम्बन्धेन ‘यमदिक्’ = दक्षिणा (in the south)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपसंहारार्थक (likewise; also)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (with directional mountain-guardians)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four-quarter tableau: Dvārakā at center; NE shows Kailāsa with Śiva-symbols; E shows snowy Himavat; SE shows Śrīśaila with temple silhouette; S shows Siṃhādri with lion-emblem; all oriented like a compass rose.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Himavat
• Śrīśaila
• Siṃhādri
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s greatness is expressed through a cosmic arrangement: renowned sacred mountains are envisioned as taking their places around Dvārakā, emphasizing its universal sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the central kṣetra; the verse lists famous mountains as its surrounding sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on glorification through sacred geography (dik-wise placement of holy mountains).