Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पुरी द्वारवतीं त्यक्त्वा अत्रैव वसते हरिः । तस्यौर्ध्वदैहिकं देवि प्रकरोमि युगेयुगे

Transliteration

purī dvāravatīṃ tyaktvā atraiva vasate hariḥ | tasyaurdhvadaihikaṃ devi prakaromi yugeyuge

Translation

Rời bỏ thành Dvāravatī, đức Hari an cư ngay tại đây. Ôi Nữ Thần, vì Ngài, ta cử hành nghi lễ ūrdhvadaihika (hậu tang) qua từng thời đại.

Word by Word

• पुरीम्: the city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• द्वारवतीम्: Dvāravatī (Dwaraka)
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphasis/particle)

• वसते: dwells
• वसते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ऊर्ध्वदैहिकम्: post-funeral rite (ūrdhvadaihika)
• ऊर्ध्वदैहिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + दैहिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैहिकस्य ऊर्ध्वम्/दैहिककर्मणः ऊर्ध्वम्)

• देवि: O goddess/dear lady
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रकरोमि: I perform
• प्रकरोमि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• युगे: in an age
• युगे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• युगे: (in) each age
• युगे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for distributive sense)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Hari’s abiding after leaving Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn coastal grove at Prabhāsa: Hari’s presence implied (either as a serene standing Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa or as a radiant absence), while a divine officiant performs ūrdhvadaihika rites—fire, water libations, piṇḍas—suggesting yuga-cycles through repeating circular motifs (kalacakra).

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context)
• Ūrdhvadaihika

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine līlā sanctifies place and ritual: Prabhāsa is affirmed as Hari’s seat and as a locus for dharmic rites tied to cosmic history.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, contrasted with Dvāravatī, as the place where Hari is said to dwell.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ūrdhvadaihika—post-death/after-funeral rites (śrāddha-related observances) performed for Hari, recurring across ages.