Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

लक्षायुतसहस्रैश्च रुद्रकोटिभिरावृतम् । तन्मध्ये सर्वतोभद्रं सिंहद्वारैः सुतोरणैः

Transliteration

lakṣāyutasahasraiśca rudrakoṭibhirāvṛtam | tanmadhye sarvatobhadraṃ siṃhadvāraiḥ sutoraṇaiḥ

Translation

其周遭环列以千百千、万万众，并有无数亿（koṭi）鲁陀罗护卫；其中央有四面吉祥之殿，设狮门与华丽拱门（torana）。

Word by Word

• lakṣāyuta-sahasraiḥ: by lakhs, ayutas and thousands (in great numbers)
• lakṣāyuta-sahasraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/संख्यासमाहारार्थः (lakṣa-ayuta-sahasra = many thousands of lakhs and ayutas)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• rudra-koṭibhiḥ: by crores of Rudras
• rudra-koṭibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (rudrāṇāṃ koṭibhiḥ)

• āvṛtam: covered, surrounded
• āvṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vṛ (वृञ्/वृ—आवरणे)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (covered/enclosed)

• tat-madhye: in the midst of that
• tat-madhye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (tasmin madhye)

• sarvataḥ-bhadram: auspicious on all sides; well-proportioned
• sarvataḥ-bhadram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय) + bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (sarvataḥ = on all sides)

• siṃha-dvāraiḥ: with lion(-like) gateways
• siṃha-dvāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (siṃhavat dvārāṇi / siṃhasya dvārāṇi)

• su-toraṇaiḥ: with fine arches
• su-toraṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + toraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सु + तोरण = excellent arches)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (divine sabhā precinct)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A colossal throne precinct ringed by endless Rudra forms—some fierce, some serene—forming concentric circles of protection; at the center stands a perfectly auspicious sarvatobhadra pavilion, approached through lion-gates and ornate toranas.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sarvatobhadra
• Siṃhadvāra
• Toraṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine court is depicted as perfectly ordered and protected, expressing that sacred geography is upheld by Śiva’s innumerable forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Kailāsa-court description; it legitimizes the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.