Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

प्रमंथुर इति ख्यातं प्रमोदानन्दमंदिरम् । रक्षां विदधतस्तस्य बहुयत्नेन सर्वशः

Transliteration

pramaṃthura iti khyātaṃ pramodānandamaṃdiram | rakṣāṃ vidadhatastasya bahuyatnena sarvaśaḥ

Translation

ਉਹ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ‘ਪ੍ਰਮੰਥੁਰ’ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹੋਇਆ—ਆਨੰਦ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਮੋਦ ਦਾ ਧਾਮ—ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਯਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਹਰ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਦਾ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ।

Word by Word

• प्रमन्थुरः: Pramanthura (name)
• प्रमन्थुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमन्थुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (यक्षस्य)

• इति: thus (named)
• इति: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशक (quotative particle)

• ख्यातम्: known/called
• ख्यातम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (मन्दिरम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• प्रमोदानन्दमन्दिरम्: the abode of delight and joy
• प्रमोदानन्दमन्दिरम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोद (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्रमोद-आनन्दयोः मन्दिरम्/आश्रयः)

• रक्षाम्: protection/guarding
• रक्षाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विदधतः: of (him) who was providing
• विदधतः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘of (him) who is providing/performing’

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (विदधतः इत्यस्य सम्बन्धे)

• बहुयत्नेन: with much effort
• बहुयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (बहुः यत्नः)

• सर्वशः: in every way
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘in every way/entirely’)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pramanthura (guardian-name within Ayodhyā narrative)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Yakṣa guardian, now famed as Pramanthura, stands at a sanctified threshold—half fierce, half benevolent—radiating an atmosphere of protected bliss while tirelessly warding off harm.

Characters & Entities

• Pramanthura
• Yakṣa (guardian, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are upheld by protective order; guardianship symbolizes the preservation of puṇya and dharmic sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ayodhyā tīrtha complex connected with Dhana-Yakṣa and the guardian Pramanthura, near Rukmiṇī-kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse establishes the guardian’s name and function as part of the site’s māhātmya.