Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अर्चयेद्धरसिद्धिं च क्षेत्रपालं च सर्वशः । विरूपस्वामिनीं तत्र तथा वै सप्तमातरः

Transliteration

arcayeddharasiddhiṃ ca kṣetrapālaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | virūpasvāminīṃ tatra tathā vai saptamātaraḥ

Translation

دھرسِدّھی کی پوجا کرے اور کھیترپال کی بھی ہر طرح سے ارچنا کرے؛ اور وہاں ویروپ سوامِنی اور سات ماتاؤں (سپت ماترکاؤں) کی بھی پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (अर्च पूजायाम्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (vidhiliṅ, 3rd person sg.)

• dharasiddhim: Dharasiddhi (name of a deity/power)
• dharasiddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhara + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (धरसिद्धिः—नाम) (fem. acc. sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• kṣetrapālam: guardian of the sacred place
• kṣetrapālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kṣetrasya pālaḥ) (masc. acc. sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/सम्पूर्णतावाचक (indeclinable adverb; ‘in every way/entirely’)

• virūpasvāminīm: Virūpasvāminī (name/title)
• virūpasvāminīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virūpa + svāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘विरूपा स्वामिनी’ (fem. acc. sg.)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable adverb of place)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable; ‘also/likewise’)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण; (here used as numeral qualifier)

• mātaraḥ: the Mothers (Mātṛkās)
• mātaraḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (fem. nom. pl.)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from enumerative ritual instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā pīṭha with Kṣetrapāla and Mātṛkās

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple precinct: at the entrance stands Kṣetrapāla (guardian), inside are niches for Sapta-mātṛkās; the worshipper offers lamps and flowers to Dharasiddhi and Virūpasvāminī, moving clockwise through the sanctified circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Dharasiddhi
• Kṣetrapāla
• Virūpasvāminī
• Saptamātṛkāḥ (Seven Mothers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are protected and empowered by guardian deities and mother-goddess forces; honoring them sustains dharma and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sacred area, where Kṣetrapāla and pīṭha-associated deities are ritually acknowledged.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Comprehensive worship (sarvaśaḥ) of Dharasiddhi, Kṣetrapāla, Virūpasvāminī, and the Seven Mothers.