Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अटमानः स भगवांस्त्रींल्लोकान्प्रचचार ह । अथ प्राप्तो द्वारवतीं लोकाः संजज्ञिरे पुरः

Transliteration

aṭamānaḥ sa bhagavāṃstrīṃllokānpracacāra ha | atha prāpto dvāravatīṃ lokāḥ saṃjajñire puraḥ

Translation

那位可敬者漫游行走，遍历三界。随后抵达德瓦拉瓦蒂（Dvāravatī）之时，奇异的征兆与瑞相在众人面前显现。

Word by Word

• अटमानः: wandering
• अटमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘स’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अट् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त/Present participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘लोकान्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रचचार: wandered about
• प्रचचार: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunctive adverb)

• प्राप्तः: having reached
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Predicate to ‘सः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• द्वारवतीम्: Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Goal as object with ‘प्राप्तः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकाः: people/worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संजज्ञिरे: came into being/appeared
• संजज्ञिरे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Locative sense: ‘in front’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, radiant ascetic, arrives at the gates of Dvāravatī; citizens witness unusual omens—sky patterns, sudden winds, animals pausing—signaling a fateful encounter.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā (implied)
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Three worlds

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The arrival of a great sage is a turning point in dharma-narratives; sages function as instruments through which karmic outcomes unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) is named as the narrative setting; the overall chapter remains within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.