Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रं च कण्वं च नारदं च यशस्विनम् । सारणप्रमुखान्भोजान्ददृशुर्द्वारकां गतान्

Transliteration

viśvāmitraṃ ca kaṇvaṃ ca nāradaṃ ca yaśasvinam | sāraṇapramukhānbhojāndadṛśurdvārakāṃ gatān

Translation

அவர்கள் விஸ்வாமித்ரர், கண்வர், புகழ்மிக்க நாரதரை கண்டனர்; மேலும் சாரணன் தலைமையிலான, துவாரகைக்கு வந்த போஜர்களையும் கண்டனர்.

Word by Word

• viśvāmitram: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• kaṇvam: Kaṇva
• kaṇvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• nāradam: Nārada
• nāradam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• yaśasvinam: the illustrious (one)
• yaśasvinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• sāraṇa-pramukhān: having Sāraṇa as chief
• sāraṇa-pramukhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सारणः प्रमुखः येषाम्/सारणप्रमुखाः)

• bhojān: the Bhojas
• bhojān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• dvārakām: Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; देश/नगर-नाम

• gatān: gone (to)
• gatān: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhojān)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (within Prabhāsa narrative)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Yādavas behold the arriving sages—Viśvāmitra, Kaṇva, and Nārada—along with Bhoja leaders headed by Sāraṇa in Dvārakā, a moment heavy with omen and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Kaṇva
• Nārada
• Sāraṇa
• Bhojas
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The arrival of ṛṣis signals a moral turning point: honoring sages sustains dharma; disrespect invites downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is referenced as the scene of the encounter, within the broader Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse sets the stage for an ensuing episode involving sages.