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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

या पुरी सिद्धगंधर्वैः सेव्यते किंनरैर्नरेः । अप्सरोगणयक्षैश्च द्वारका सर्वकामदा

yā purī siddhagaṃdharvaiḥ sevyate kiṃnarairnareḥ | apsarogaṇayakṣaiśca dvārakā sarvakāmadā

นครนั้นได้รับการสักการะและมาเยือนโดยเหล่าสิทธะและคันธรรพะ โดยกินนรและมนุษย์ผู้ประเสริฐ และโดยหมู่อัปสราและยักษะ—นั่นแลคือทวารกา ผู้ประทานสมปรารถนาทั้งปวง

which (she/that city)
:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
purīcity
purī:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootpurī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)
siddhagaṃdharvaiḥby Siddhas and Gandharvas
siddhagaṃdharvaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootsiddha-gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (masc. instr. pl.); सिद्धाः च गन्धर्वाः च
sevyateis served/attended
sevyate:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√sev (सेव्)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive: is served)
kiṃnaraiḥby Kiṃnaras
kiṃnaraiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootkiṃnara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (masc. instr. pl.)
naraiḥby men
naraiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (masc. instr. pl.)
apsarogaṇayakṣaiḥby Apsarases, hosts, and Yakṣas
apsarogaṇayakṣaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootapsaras-gaṇa-yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (masc. instr. pl.); अप्सरसः च गणाः च यक्षाः च (समाहार/समुच्चय)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
dvārakāDvārakā
dvārakā:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)
sarvakāmadāgranting all desires
sarvakāmadā:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva-kāma-dā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘सर्वान् कामान् ददाति’ (fem. nom. sg.)

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Scene: A radiant Dvārakā cityscape filled with celestial visitors—musicians (gandharvas), dancers (apsarases), siddhas in the sky—while noble humans also worship; the city is labeled ‘sarvakāmadā’.

D
Dvārakā
S
Siddha
G
Gandharva
K
Kiṃnara
A
Apsaras
Y
Yakṣa

FAQs

A supremely holy place attracts beings of many realms, indicating its power to grant worldly and spiritual aspirations when approached with devotion.

Dvārakā, praised as “sarvakāmadā,” the bestower of all boons.

No explicit ritual is given; the emphasis is on sevā—reverent visitation and honoring of the sacred city.