Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

विभोर्विष्णुहरेर्विप्र रम्ये पश्चिमदिक्तटे । देवश्चक्रहरिर्नाम सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदः

Transliteration

vibhorviṣṇuharervipra ramye paścimadiktaṭe | devaścakraharirnāma sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradaḥ

Translation

హే విప్రా! ఈ పుణ్యక్షేత్రపు రమ్యమైన పశ్చిమ తీరంలో విభువు విష్ణు-హరి యొక్క ‘చక్రహరి’ అనే దేవమూర్తి స్థితి చెంది, సమస్త అభీష్ట ఫలాలను ప్రసాదించుచున్నాడు।

Word by Word

• vibhoḥ: of the Lord
• vibhoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• viṣṇu-hareḥ: of Viṣṇu-Hari
• viṣṇu-hareḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (समानााधिकरण: ‘Viṣṇu who is Hari’), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — address

• ramye: in the beautiful (place)
• ramye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular used adjectivally

• paścima-dik-taṭe: on the western bank/side
• paścima-dik-taṭe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक) + dik (प्रातिपदिक) + taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दिक्-सम्बन्ध), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular ‘on the western bank/edge’

• devaḥ: the deity
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• cakra-hariḥ: Cakrahari (discus-bearing Hari)
• cakra-hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (उपपद/षष्ठीभाव: ‘one who has/holds the discus’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/संज्ञा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (नाम-शब्दः अव्ययीभाववत्) — particle meaning ‘by name/called’

• sarva-abhīṣṭa-phala-pradaḥ: giver of all desired fruits
• sarva-abhīṣṭa-phala-pradaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक; √dā)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (बहुपद), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular adjective qualifying devaḥ

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakrahari (Viṣṇu) shrine on the western bank/quarter

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vipra (brāhmaṇa) addressed as ‘vipra’

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene western riverbank of Ayodhyā with a Viṣṇu shrine; the deity ‘Cakrahari’ is shown holding the Sudarśana-cakra, worshipped by a brāhmaṇa pilgrim amid lamps and tulasī.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Hari
• Cakrahari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Specific shrines within a sacred landscape are presented as purposeful gateways for fulfilling righteous desires through devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Cakrahari deity-site located on the western bank/side of the Ayodhyā sacred area.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: worship/approach to the Cakrahari deity for obtaining desired fruits (abhīṣṭa-phala).