Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

विरजायां महारूपः सुरूपो राष्ट्रवर्धने । कदंबके जनाध्यक्षो देवाध्यक्षः समस्थले

Transliteration

virajāyāṃ mahārūpaḥ surūpo rāṣṭravardhane | kadaṃbake janādhyakṣo devādhyakṣaḥ samasthale

Translation

വിരജയിൽ അദ്ദേഹം മഹാരൂപൻ; രാഷ്ട്രവർധനയിൽ സുരൂപൻ. കടംബകത്തിൽ അദ്ദേഹം ജനാധ്യക്ഷൻ—ജീവികളുടെ അധിപൻ—മറ്റും സമസ്ഥലത്തിൽ ദേവാധ്യക്ഷൻ—ദേവന്മാരുടെ അധിപൻ—എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• virajāyām: in Virajā (place)
• virajāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• mahārūpaḥ: the great-formed one
• mahārūpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेष्य-रूपे नाम (epithet)

• surūpaḥ: the beautiful-formed one
• surūpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणवत् नाम

• rāṣṭravardhane: in Rāṣṭravardhana
• rāṣṭravardhane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāṣṭra + vardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name in locative)

• kadaṃbake: in Kadaṃbaka
• kadaṃbake: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadaṃbaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• janādhyakṣaḥ: overseer of people
• janādhyakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि (epithet)

• devādhyakṣaḥ: overseer of gods
• devādhyakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि (epithet)

• samasthale: in Samasthala (level ground/place)
• samasthale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sama + sthala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name/locative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Virajā / Rāṣṭravardhana / Kadaṃbaka / Samasthala

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene cosmic-king depiction: in Virajā the deity expands into a vast form over river/temple; in Rāṣṭravardhana the Lord appears as radiant, perfectly proportioned Surūpa; in Kadaṃbaka a kadamba grove shelters beings under ‘Janādhyakṣa’; in Samasthala a celestial assembly shows ‘Devādhyakṣa’ presiding over devas.

Characters & Entities

• Virajā
• Mahārūpa
• Rāṣṭravardhana
• Surūpa
• Kadaṃbaka
• Janādhyakṣa
• Samasthala
• Devādhyakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord governs both human and divine orders; pilgrimage reminds one of cosmic law (dharma) upheld by the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Virajā, Rāṣṭravardhana, Kadaṃbaka, and Samasthala are invoked as places of worship tied to specific divine titles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the verse praises the sites through divine-name association.