Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

विष्वक्सेनसुनंदाद्या द्योतयन्तो दिशो दश । जयशब्दं नमःशब्दं वदंतः पुष्पवर्षिणः

Transliteration

viṣvaksenasunaṃdādyā dyotayanto diśo daśa | jayaśabdaṃ namaḥśabdaṃ vadaṃtaḥ puṣpavarṣiṇaḥ

Translation

毗湿伐克塞那、苏难陀等众，光照十方，高呼“胜哉（Jaya）！”与“敬礼（Namaḥ）！”，并纷纷散落花雨。

Word by Word

• विष्वक्सेनसुनन्दाद्याः: (those) beginning with Viṣvaksena and Sunanda
• विष्वक्सेनसुनन्दाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्वक्सेन + सुनन्द + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त-प्रत्ययेन ‘-आद्य’ (those beginning with)

• द्योतयन्तः: illuminating
• द्योतयन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्योतय् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (दिशः इति) स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• जयशब्दम्: the cry/word ‘jaya’
• जयशब्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नमःशब्दम्: the word ‘namaḥ’
• नमःशब्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमः + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वदन्तः: uttering/saying
• वदन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पुष्पवर्षिणः: showering flowers
• पुष्पवर्षिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + वर्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘वर्षिन्’ (one who rains)

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣvaksena and Sunanda lead a radiant retinue; light streams outward to all directions; flower rain descends as they chant ‘Jaya’ and ‘Namaḥ’, filling the sky above the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣvaksena
• Sunanda
• Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine celebration accompanies true devotion—praise (jaya) and surrender (namaḥ) are twin pillars of bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Hari’s attendants appear and celebrate the sacred event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional acclamation (uttering ‘Jaya’ and ‘Namaḥ’) and offering flowers—elements of celebratory worship.