Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

आहुश्च पार्षदा विष्णोर्धन्यान्येतानि सर्वशः । दृष्ट्वा तु द्वारकां पुण्यां सर्वलोकैकमण्डनाम्

Transliteration

āhuśca pārṣadā viṣṇordhanyānyetāni sarvaśaḥ | dṛṣṭvā tu dvārakāṃ puṇyāṃ sarvalokaikamaṇḍanām

Translation

ତେବେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ପାର୍ଷଦମାନେ କହିଲେ—“ଏମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଧନ୍ୟ; କାରଣ ଏମାନେ ପୁଣ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱାରକାକୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କରିଛନ୍ତି, ଯାହା ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକର ଏକମାତ୍ର ଭୂଷଣ।”

Word by Word

• आहुः: said
• आहुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• पार्षदाः: attendants
• पार्षदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• धन्यानि: blessed, fortunate
• धन्यानि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सर्वशः: entirely
• सर्वशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (altogether/in every way)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (but/indeed)

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• पुण्याम्: holy
• पुण्याम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण

• सर्व-लोक-एक-मण्डनाम्: the unique ornament of all worlds
• सर्व-लोक-एक-मण्डनाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषां लोकानाम् एकं मण्डनम्’ (the sole ornament of all worlds)

Speaker

Viṣṇu’s Pārṣadas (attendants), reported by the narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu’s radiant attendants (pārṣadas), adorned with celestial garlands and weapons/emblems, gesture toward Dvārakā and proclaim the blessedness of those who have seen it; Dvārakā shines like a jewel-crown upon the worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇu’s Pārṣadas
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

To see a supreme dhāma is itself a mark of grace; those who gain such darśana are called truly blessed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, called the singular ornament of all worlds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; the emphasis is on darśana of Dvārakā as a grace-bestowing act.