Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

गीतवाद्यैश्च नृत्यैश्च पताकाभिः समंततः । प्रययुः स्तोत्रपाठैश्च सर्वे ते द्वारकाश्रये

Transliteration

gītavādyaiśca nṛtyaiśca patākābhiḥ samaṃtataḥ | prayayuḥ stotrapāṭhaiśca sarve te dvārakāśraye

Translation

歌と楽器の響き、舞い踊り、四方に翻る旗の中で、彼らは皆、讃歌（ストートラ）を誦しつつ、ドヴァーラカーという帰依の地へと進んだ。

Word by Word

• गीतवाद्यैः: with songs and musical instruments
• गीतवाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (copulative)

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

• नृत्यैः: with dances
• नृत्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

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

• पताकाभिः: with flags/banners
• पताकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• प्रययुः: they went forth
• प्रययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्तोत्रपाठैः: with recitations of hymns
• स्तोत्रपाठैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पाठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (hymn-recitation)

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• द्वारकाश्रये: in/at the abode of Dvārakā
• द्वारकाश्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Dvārikā’s refuge/abode)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jubilant pilgrimage procession: singers and drummers, dancers in rhythmic steps, banners fluttering on all sides, devotees chanting hymns as they move toward Dvārakā, the sea breeze catching the flags.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Stotra (hymns)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not merely travel; it is devotion in motion—kīrtana, stotra-recitation, and communal celebration sanctify the journey.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is presented as the spiritual refuge/abode toward which the devotees proceed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) is explicitly mentioned, along with devotional music and dance as accompanying practices.