Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

इन्द्रपुर्यां दिवानाथो भूतिकायां पुरंदरः । हंसबाहुश्च चन्द्रायां चंपायां गरुडप्रियः

Transliteration

indrapuryāṃ divānātho bhūtikāyāṃ puraṃdaraḥ | haṃsabāhuśca candrāyāṃ caṃpāyāṃ garuḍapriyaḥ

Translation

Di Indrapurī, Baginda ialah Divānātha, tuan bagi siang; di Bhūtikā, Baginda ialah Purandara. Di Candrā, Baginda ialah Haṃsabāhu; dan di Campā, Baginda ialah Garuḍapriya, yang dikasihi Garuḍa—demikianlah tīrtha mengisytiharkan sinar samawi Baginda.

Word by Word

• indrapuryām: in Indrapurī
• indrapuryām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrapurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• divānāthaḥ: lord of the day (Sun)
• divānāthaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divā + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि

• bhūtikāyām: in Bhūtikā
• bhūtikāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūtikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• puraṃdaraḥ: Purandara (Indra)
• puraṃdaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puraṃdara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• haṃsabāhuḥ: Haṃsabāhu
• haṃsabāhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘हंसवत् बाहू यस्य’ (one whose arms are like swans)

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

• candrāyām: in Candrā
• candrāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• caṃpāyām: in Campā
• caṃpāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• garuḍapriyaḥ: dear to Garuḍa
• garuḍapriyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indrapurī / Bhūtikā / Candrā / Campā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four luminous shrines: Indrapurī with a sky-blue aura and sun-disc motif for Divānātha; Bhūtikā with Indra-like regalia for Purandara; Candrā with a moonlit pond and Haṃsa imagery for Haṃsabāhu; Campā with Viṣṇu adored by Garuḍa, wings spread protectively.

Characters & Entities

• Indrapurī
• Divānātha
• Bhūtikā
• Purandara
• Candrā
• Haṃsabāhu
• Campā
• Garuḍa
• Garuḍapriya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine radiance and protection are encountered through pilgrimage; each place preserves a particular ‘name-power’ (nāma-prabhāva).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indrapurī, Bhūtikā, Candrā, and Campā are praised through the divine epithets associated with them.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse is primarily a glorific catalog for remembrance and pilgrimage motivation.