Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

विशेषेण तु विप्रेन्द्राः कन्याराशिस्थिते गुरौ । ब्रह्मादयोपि दृश्यंते यत्र तीर्थैश्च संयुताः

Transliteration

viśeṣeṇa tu viprendrāḥ kanyārāśisthite gurau | brahmādayopi dṛśyaṃte yatra tīrthaiśca saṃyutāḥ

Translation

โดยเฉพาะยิ่ง โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลาย เมื่อพระพฤหัสบดี (คุรุ) สถิตในราศีกันย์ ณ ที่นั้นพร้อมด้วยบรรดาตีรถะ แม้พระพรหมาและเทพทั้งหลายก็ปรากฏให้เห็น ณ ทวารกา

Word by Word

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'by/with special(ly)' (adverbial instrumental)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O best brāhmaṇas
• विप्रेन्द्राः: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; विप्र + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन — 'O best of brāhmaṇas'

• कन्याराशिस्थिते: situated in the Virgo zodiac sign
• कन्याराशिस्थिते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कन्याराशिस्थित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; कन्या-राशि + स्थित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'when (he) is situated in Virgo-sign' (locative qualifier)

• गुरौ: when Jupiter (Guru) is (there)
• गुरौ: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in/when Jupiter (Guru) (is)'

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मादि (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'Brahmā and others'

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen; appear
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद — 'are seen/appear'

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• तीर्थैः: with tīrthas (holy places)
• तीर्थैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — 'with sacred places'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संयुताः: endowed/associated
• संयुताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुत (कृदन्त; सम्+युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'joined/endowed' (qualifies ब्रह्मादयः)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprendraḥ / brāhmaṇas (addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims arrive at Dvārakā under a starry sky; the sea-wind moves banners; in the sanctified horizon, Brahmā and other devas appear subtly above the tīrthas, suggesting a rare celestial ‘darśana’ during Guru’s Virgo transit.

Characters & Entities

• Guru (Jupiter)
• Kanyā-rāśi (Virgo)
• Brahmā
• Devas
• Tīrthas
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious time (kāla) strengthens sacred place (kṣetra): when both align, the kṣetra’s divine presence is described as especially manifest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where tīrthas congregate and divine beings are said to be seen at special times.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Timing guidance is given: undertake Dvārakā visit/darśana particularly when Jupiter (Guru) is in Kanyā (Virgo).