Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मादीनां च तीर्थानां दृष्ट्वा यात्रां मनोहराम् । द्वारकां प्रति विप्रेन्द्रा विस्मिता द्वारकौकसः

Transliteration

brahmādīnāṃ ca tīrthānāṃ dṛṣṭvā yātrāṃ manoharām | dvārakāṃ prati viprendrā vismitā dvārakaukasaḥ

Translation

โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่พราหมณ์ ครั้นเห็นขบวนยาตราอันงดงามของพระพรหมและเหล่าตีรถะ เมื่อเคลื่อนไปสู่ทวารกา ชาวทวารกาทั้งหลายก็พิศวงยิ่ง

Word by Word

• brahma-ādīnām: of Brahmā and others
• brahma-ādīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (ब्रह्मा आदयः येषाम्)

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

• tīrthānām: of the tīrthas
• tīrthānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• yātrām: pilgrimage / procession
• yātrām: Karma (Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• manoharām: charming
• manoharām: Karma (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of yātrām)

• dvārakām: Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (Goal as object with prati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Sampradana/Direction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition: towards)

• vipra-indrāḥ: chief Brahmins
• vipra-indrāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विप्राणाम् इन्द्राः)

• vismitāḥ: astonished
• vismitāḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• dvārakā-okasaḥ: the residents of Dvārakā
• dvārakā-okasaḥ: Karta (Apposition/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्वारकायाः ओकसः = निवासिनः)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing viprendrāḥ; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprendra (addressed as ‘O best of Brahmins’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The citizens of Dvārakā watch in astonishment as a beautiful pilgrimage procession approaches—Brahmā at the forefront, accompanied by radiant personified tīrthas—moving toward the city gates and temples.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Brahmā
• Tīrthas (personified)
• Dvārakā residents

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage (yātrā) is not merely travel but a sacred movement of consciousness—so powerful it is portrayed as drawing even tīrthas and gods together.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the destination that attracts a grand yātrā of divine beings and sacred presences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse emphasizes yātrā (pilgrimage journey) as a devotional act.