Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा तत्कारणं सर्वमुवाच मधुसूदनम् । महादेवेन तुष्टेन कुशोऽयममरः कृतः

Transliteration

jñātvā tatkāraṇaṃ sarvamuvāca madhusūdanam | mahādevena tuṣṭena kuśo'yamamaraḥ kṛtaḥ

Translation

فلما عَلِمَ السببَ كلَّه قال لمَدْهوسودَنَ: «إنَّ مَهاديفا، وقد رَضِيَ، جعلَ هذا كوشا خالِدًا لا يموت»۔

Word by Word

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• kāraṇam: cause
• kāraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• uvāca: he said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• madhusūdanam: Madhusūdana (Krishna)
• madhusūdanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मधोः सूदनः'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• mahādevena: by Mahādeva
• mahādevena: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• tuṣṭena: pleased
• tuṣṭena: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• kuśaḥ: Kuśa (name)
• kuśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• amaraḥ: immortal
• amaraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• kṛtaḥ: was made
• kṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (made)

Speaker

Narrator reporting the sage’s statement to Madhusūdana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative ambit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After meditation, the sage reveals to Madhusūdana the secret: Mahādeva, pleased, has made Kuśa deathless.

Characters & Entities

• Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine favor (prasāda) can confer extraordinary states; yet Purāṇic dharma implies that boons must align with righteousness to avoid becoming instruments of turmoil.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā-māhātmya context connects these theological points to Dvārakā’s sacred milieu and its shrines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed; the verse explains the metaphysical cause—Śiva’s satisfaction granting immortality.