Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

वरदाभयहस्तां च शंखचक्रगदायुधाम् । श्वेतातपत्रशोभाढ्यां चामरव्यजनादिभिः

Transliteration

varadābhayahastāṃ ca śaṃkhacakragadāyudhām | śvetātapatraśobhāḍhyāṃ cāmaravyajanādibhiḥ

Translation

वरदाभयहस्तां शङ्खचक्रगदायुधां, श्वेतातपत्रशोभाढ्यां चामरव्यजनादिभिरलङ्कृतां ददृशुः।

Word by Word

• वरदाभयहस्ताम्: having hands granting boons and fearlessness
• वरदाभयहस्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद + अभय + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वरदौ च अभयौ च यस्याः हस्तौ ताम्)

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

• शंखचक्रगदायुधाम्: armed with conch, discus, and mace
• शंखचक्रगदायुधाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख + चक्र + गदा + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शंख-चक्र-गदा-आयुधानि यस्याः)

• श्वेतातपत्रशोभाढ्याम्: rich in the beauty of a white parasol
• श्वेतातपत्रशोभाढ्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत + आतपत्र + शोभा + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्वेत-आतपत्रस्य शोभया आढ्या)

• चामरव्यजनादिभिः: with yak-tail fans, fly-whisks, and the like
• चामरव्यजनादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर + व्यजन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आदि-शब्दः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चामर-व्यजन-आदि-भिः)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not stated in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dvārakā enthroned with varada and abhaya hands, bearing conch, discus, and mace; white parasol overhead; attendants wave cāmara fans—full royal-theophanic tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkha
• Cakra
• Gadā
• Dvārakā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s presiding power grants both blessing (varada) and protection (abhaya), assuring devotees that dharma is safeguarded by divine sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, presented with Vaiṣṇava royal and protective insignia.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual act is given; the verse supports devotional surrender seeking abhaya (fearlessness) and grace.