Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवं ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयः सनकादयः । क्षेत्रतीर्थादिभिर्युक्ता अन्यैः पुण्यतमैस्तथा

Transliteration

evaṃ brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ sanakādayaḥ | kṣetratīrthādibhiryuktā anyaiḥ puṇyatamaistathā

Translation

இவ்வாறு பிரம்மா முதலிய தேவர்கள், சனகர் முதலிய ரிஷிகள்—க்ஷேத்திரம், தீர்த்தம் முதலியவற்றுடன்—மற்றும் பிற மிகப் புனிதமான சன்னிதிகளோடும் (அங்கு உள்ளனர்)।

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• brahmādayaḥ: Brahmā and others
• brahmādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('Brahmā and others')

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sanakādayaḥ: Sanaka and others
• sanakādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('Sanaka and others')

• kṣetra-tīrtha-ādibhiḥ: with sacred fields and tīrthas etc.
• kṣetra-tīrtha-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व-प्राय), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (kṣetra+tīrtha) + ādi ('etc.')

• yuktāḥ: endowed/associated
• yuktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) → yukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'endowed/connected'

• anyaiḥ: with other (ones)
• anyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to puṇyatamaiḥ)

• puṇyatamaiḥ: with the most holy (ones)
• puṇyatamaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇyatama (प्रातिपदिक; superlative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative)

• tathā: likewise / also
• tathā: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly scene: Brahmā with four faces, other devas, and the Kumāras (Sanaka etc.) seated in a semicircle facing Dvārakā’s sanctum; subtle icons of multiple tīrthas (rivers, ghats, forests) appear as hovering emblems.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sanaka
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is depicted as a convergence-point where devas, sages, and the sanctity of many tīrthas gather—teaching that devotion to the kṣetra amplifies spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā as a ‘sarva-tīrtha’ locus—where many tīrthas and kṣetras are said to be present in essence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the verse supports the doctrine of tīrtha-sannidhāna (presence of sacred sites) in Dvārakā.