Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

द्वारा वत्यां तु पार्वत्यं हिमवन्ते हिमापहम् । महातेजं तु लौहित्ये अमलांगे च धूजटिम्

Transliteration

dvārā vatyāṃ tu pārvatyaṃ himavante himāpaham | mahātejaṃ tu lauhitye amalāṃge ca dhūjaṭim

Translation

À Dvārāvatī, on le nomme « Pārvatya » ; au Himavant, « Himāpaha » ; au Lauhitya, « Mahātejas » ; et à Amalāṅga, « Dhūjaṭi ».

Word by Word

• द्वारावत्याम्: in Dvārāvatī
• द्वारावत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular; place-name)

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle)

• पार्वत्यम्: Pārvatya (name/epithet)
• पार्वत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom./Acc., Sg.)

• हिमवन्ते: in Himavat (Himalaya)
• हिमवन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• हिमापहम्: remover of cold/snow; Himāpaha (name)
• हिमापहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिम + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom./Acc., Sg.); समासः हिमम् अपहन्ति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः)

• महातेजम्: Mahātejas (great splendor; name)
• महातेजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neut., Nom./Acc., Sg.); समासः महत् तेजः (कर्मधारयः)

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle)

• लौहित्ये: in Lauhitya
• लौहित्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौहित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular; place-name)

• अमलांगे: in Amalāṅga
• अमलांगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमलाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular; place-name); समासः अमलं अङ्गं यस्य/यत्र (कर्मधारय-प्रायः; नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• धूजटिम्: Dhūjaṭi (name/epithet)
• धूजटिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूजटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom./Acc., Sg.)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārāvatī (Pārvatya); Himavant (Himāpaha); Lauhitya (Mahātejas); Amalāṅga (Dhūjaṭi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four panels: Sūrya as Pārvatya at Dvārāvatī by the sea-temple; Himāpaha amid snowy peaks; Mahātejas over the broad Lauhitya river; Dhūjaṭi at Amalāṅga with ascetic/śaiva overtones suggested by the epithet.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārāvatī
• Pārvatya
• Himavant
• Himāpaha
• Lauhitya
• Mahātejas
• Amalāṅga
• Dhūjaṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nature-landscapes themselves become witnesses of dharma, as Sūrya is adored through names reflecting climate, terrain, and sacred memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārāvatī, Himavant, Lauhitya, and Amalāṅga are indicated as places of Sūrya’s localized worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual instruction is given.