Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

स्वस्तिकः शंखमूर्द्धा च नीलवासाः शुभाननः । पाशहस्तः शूलहस्त एकपादैकलोचनः

Transliteration

svastikaḥ śaṃkhamūrddhā ca nīlavāsāḥ śubhānanaḥ | pāśahastaḥ śūlahasta ekapādaikalocanaḥ

Translation

వారు—స్వస్తిక, శంఖమూర్ధ, నీలవాస, శుభానన, పాశహస్త, శూలహస్త, మరియు ఏకపాద-ఏకలోచన.

Word by Word

• svastikaḥ: Svastika (name)
• svastikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svastika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• śaṃkha-mūrddhā: having a conch as head/crest
• śaṃkha-mūrddhā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrddhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘शंखः यस्य मूर्धा’/‘शंख-शीर्षः’

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

• nīla-vāsāḥ: wearing blue garments
• nīla-vāsāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘नीलानि वासांसि यस्य’ (one whose garments are blue)

• śubha-ānanaḥ: of auspicious face
• śubha-ānanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘शुभम् आननम्’ (auspicious face)

• pāśa-hastaḥ: holding a noose
• pāśa-hastaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रयोगः: ‘पाशः हस्ते यस्य’ (having a noose in hand)

• śūla-hastaḥ: holding a trident/spear
• śūla-hastaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शूलः हस्ते यस्य’ (having a trident/spear in hand)

• eka-pāda-eka-locanaḥ: one-footed, one-eyed
• eka-pāda-eka-locanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘एकः पादः एकं लोचनं यस्य’ (one-footed and one-eyed)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lineup of western guardians: auspicious-marked Svastika, conch-headed Śaṅkhamūrdhā, blue-robed Nīlavāsā, radiant-faced Śubhānana, and fierce weapon-bearers with pāśa and śūla, culminating in the uncanny one-footed one-eyed sentinel.

Characters & Entities

• Svastika
• Śaṅkhamūrdhā
• Nīlavāsā
• Śubhānana
• Pāśahasta
• Śūlahasta
• Ekapāda-Ekalocana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is expressed through a detailed sacred roster—remembering such names signifies honoring the kṣetra’s divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, presented as a protected and consecrated sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it is a nominative listing used for remembrance and sacred mapping.