Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य परया भक्त्या वैनतेयसमन्वितम् ।ऽ । द्वारमागत्य च पुनः स्वर्गद्वारोपमं शुभम्

Transliteration

praṇamya parayā bhaktyā vainateyasamanvitam |' | dvāramāgatya ca punaḥ svargadvāropamaṃ śubham

Translation

S’étant prosterné avec la plus haute dévotion devant le Seigneur accompagné de Vainateya (Garuḍa), on parvient de nouveau au seuil auspicious, pareil à la porte même du ciel.

Word by Word

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √nam (to bow) उपसर्ग: pra-

• parayā: with supreme
• parayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to bhaktyā)

• bhaktyā: devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• vainateya-samanvitam: accompanied by Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• vainateya-samanvitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vainateya + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vainateyasya samanvitaḥ = accompanied by Vainateya)

• dvāram: the gate
• dvāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √gam (to go) उपसर्ग: ā-

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb)

• svarga-dvāra-upamam: like heaven’s gate
• svarga-dvāra-upamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga + dvāra + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (svargasya dvārasya upamam = like the gate of heaven)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to dvāram)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-dvāra (svarga-dvāropama)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand Dvārakā gateway opening toward a shining inner city; above the arch, Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa with Garuḍa is envisioned; pilgrims bow before stepping through, as if entering heaven’s gate.

Characters & Entities

• Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• Lord (Acyuta/Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa implied)
• Dvārakā (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a sacred place with intense devotion transforms even a physical threshold into a spiritually liberating ‘gate of heaven’.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sacred entrance/gateway is praised as svargadvāra-upama (like heaven’s gate).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bow in devotion to the Lord with Garuḍa association, then proceed to the auspicious gateway/entrance.