Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

सा स्थिता च पुरे तत्र गतोऽहं शक्रसद्म च । ततो द्वारवतीं प्राप्य त्वया सह समागतः

Transliteration

sā sthitā ca pure tatra gato'haṃ śakrasadma ca | tato dvāravatīṃ prāpya tvayā saha samāgataḥ

Translation

ती त्या नगरी तिथेच राहिली आणि मी शक्राच्या धामास गेलो. नंतर द्वारवतीला पोहोचून मी तुझ्याशी भेटलो.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sthitā: stood, remained
• sthitā: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: स्था-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• pure: in the city
• pure: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: गम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śakrasadma: Śakra's abode
• śakrasadma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra + sadman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शक्रस्य सद्म); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; गमनस्य कर्म

• ca: also
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tataḥ: from there, then
• tataḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereafter)

• dvāravatīm: Dvāravatī
• dvāravatīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāravatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नगर-नाम

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘प्राप्य’ = प्राप्य (having reached)

• tvayā: with you (by you as companion)
• tvayā: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः (postposition/particle indicating accompaniment)

• samāgataḥ: came/arrived
• samāgataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: सम्+आ+गम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maurvī remains in her city; Skanda journeys to Indra’s celestial abode and then arrives at Dvāravatī to meet the interlocutor.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Dvāravatī
• Kāmākhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narration links sacred places and realms, showing dharma as spanning earth, cities, and heaven.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī is explicitly mentioned as a significant sacred city within the narrative’s geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse functions as a narrative transition across sacred locations.