Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
स्वच्छमौक्तिकसंकाशं प्राकारशिखरावृतम् । नन्दीश्वरमहाकालद्वारपालगणैर्वृतम्
Transliteration
svacchamauktikasaṃkāśaṃ prākāraśikharāvṛtam | nandīśvaramahākāladvārapālagaṇairvṛtam
Translation
它光辉如澄澈明珠，周匝以城垣与高耸楼阁环护，又有难提湿伐罗（Nandīśvara）与摩诃迦罗（Mahākāla）等守门神众护卫。
Word by Word
svaccha-mauktika-saṃkāśamresembling clear pearls
svaccha-mauktika-saṃkāśam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsvaccha (प्रातिपदिक) + mauktika (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (mauktikasya saṃkāśaḥ; svaccha-viśeṣaṇa)
prākāra-śikhara-āvṛtamenclosed by rampart-tops/turrets
prākāra-śikhara-āvṛtam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootprākāra (प्रातिपदिक) + śikhara (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-√vṛ (वृ—आवरणे)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (prākāraśikharaiḥ āvṛtam = enclosed by wall-towers/crests)
nandīśvara-mahākāla-dvārapāla-gaṇaiḥby groups of gate-guards (like Nandīśvara and Mahākāla)
nandīśvara-mahākāla-dvārapāla-gaṇaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnandīśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + mahākāla (प्रातिपदिक) + dvārapāla (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला (nandīśvara/mahākāla-सम्बद्धाः dvārapālāḥ; तेषां gaṇaiḥ)
vṛtamsurrounded
vṛtam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√vṛ (वृ—वरणे/आवरणे)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (surrounded)
Speaker
Sūta
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (guarded precinct)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A gleaming, pearl-white fortified enclosure with ramparts and high turrets; at the main gate stand Nandīśvara (bull-bannered, serene strength) and Mahākāla (dark, time-fierce, protective), surrounded by gaṇa gatekeepers.
Characters & Entities
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NandīśvaraM
MahākālaD
DvārapālasFAQs
The purity and protection of the sacred realm symbolize the guarded sanctity of dharma and tīrtha-traditions.
The description belongs to the divine assembly space (Kailāsa), forming the narrative foundation for Prabhāsa’s sanctity.
None.