Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

पुराणसंहिता दिव्या मुनिभिः परिकीर्तिताः । प्रकाशयंति या विष्णोर्महिमानं सुमंगलम्

Transliteration

purāṇasaṃhitā divyā munibhiḥ parikīrtitāḥ | prakāśayaṃti yā viṣṇormahimānaṃ sumaṃgalam

Translation

ਪੁਰਾਣਾਂ ਦੀ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਸੰਹਿਤਾ, ਜੋ ਮੁਨੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਕੀਰਤਿਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ, ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂ ਦੀ ਪਰਮ ਮੰਗਲਮਈ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• पुराणसंहिताः: Purāṇa-compilations
• पुराणसंहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक); पुराणसंहिता (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दिव्याः: divine
• दिव्याः: Karta (as qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पुराणसंहिताः)

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिकीर्तिताः: fully proclaimed
• परिकीर्तिताः: Karta (logical subject of passive; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + कीर्तय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पुराणसंहिताः)

• प्रकाशयन्ति: make manifest / reveal
• प्रकाशयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + काश् (धातु) (णिच् causative: प्रकाशय्)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• याः: which
• याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun referring to पुराणसंहिताः)

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

• महिमानम्: glory
• महिमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुमंगलम्: most auspicious
• सुमंगलम्: Karma (as qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मंगल (प्रातिपदिक); सुमंगल (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (महिमानम्)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages recites a Purāṇa-saṃhitā; from the recitation emerges a radiant vision of Viṣṇu’s glory, like a lamp illuminating darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Muni
• Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teachings are meant to disclose Viṣṇu’s auspicious greatness and awaken devotion through praise and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Dvārakā Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), celebrating Dvārakā as a Vaiṣṇava sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is commanded here; it implicitly praises śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (glorifying) through Purāṇic recitation.