Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ययौ भूयो नारदस्तु यथागतम् । ततः कतिपयाहस्य द्वारकां पुनरभ्यगात्

Transliteration

evamuktvā yayau bhūyo nāradastu yathāgatam | tataḥ katipayāhasya dvārakāṃ punarabhyagāt

Translation

Pagkasabi nito, muling umalis si Nārada at nagbalik gaya ng kanyang pagdating. Pagkaraan ng ilang araw, nagtungo siyang muli sa Dvārakā.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/more)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक निपात (contrastive particle)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/according to)

• आगतम्: (in the manner) he had come
• आगतम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative: 'as he had come')

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha/Kala (Contextual)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (then/from there)

• कतिपयाहस्य: of a few days (after)
• कतिपयाहस्य: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कतिपय-अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कतिपय + अह (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'of a few days'); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karman (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• अभ्यगात्: came/approached
• अभ्यगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, vīṇā in hand, completes his message and departs along a luminous path; after days he re-enters the sea-girt city of Dvārakā with its gateways, banners, and temple spires.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic instruction unfolds through purposeful journeys; movement between sacred spaces becomes part of the teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is explicitly named; the overarching section glorifies Prabhāsakṣetra and its connected sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative connector marking time and travel.