Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

नमस्कृत्य च देवेशं पुण्डरीकाक्षमच्युतम् । दुर्वाससं महेशानं द्वारकापरिरक्षकम्

Transliteration

namaskṛtya ca deveśaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣamacyutam | durvāsasaṃ maheśānaṃ dvārakāparirakṣakam

Translation

既已顶礼诸天之主——莲目者（Puṇḍarīkākṣa）、不坠者阿周陀（Acyuta）——又顶礼杜尔瓦萨（Durvāsā）大自在天（Maheśāna）、护持堕罗迦者……

Word by Word

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (पूर्वकालक्रिया) — Gerund/absolutive indeclinable (having saluted)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक — Conjunction

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: lotus-eyed one
• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि — Masculine, Accusative singular (epithet)

• अच्युतम्: Acyuta (the infallible)
• अच्युतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि — Masculine, Accusative singular

• दुर्वाससम्: Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• महेशानम्: Maheśāna (great lord)
• महेशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• द्वारकापरिरक्षकम्: protector of Dvārakā
• द्वारकापरिरक्षकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका + परि + रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक; √रक्ष् + ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

Speaker

Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Dvārakā-parirakṣaka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Dvārakā’s sacred precinct, a devotee bows; above, Puṇḍarīkākṣa/Acyuta is envisioned with lotus eyes, while Durvāsā ṛṣi stands as a stern yet protective presence, blessing the city.

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Puṇḍarīkākṣa
• Durvāsā
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage begins with humility—saluting the presiding Lord and revered protectors associated with the sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, explicitly named and described as being under divine/saintly protection.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer namaskāra to Acyuta (Puṇḍarīkākṣa) and to Durvāsā connected with guarding Dvārakā.