Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

भविष्यति कुलेऽस्माकं पुत्रो वा दुहिता तथा । स्तुवन्नामसहस्रं तु कृष्णस्याग्रे पठिष्यति

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati kule'smākaṃ putro vā duhitā tathā | stuvannāmasahasraṃ tu kṛṣṇasyāgre paṭhiṣyati

Translation

سيكون في سلالتنا ابنٌ—أو كذلك ابنة—يُثني على الربّ ويتلو أمام كṛṣṇa «ألف اسم» له (ناما سَهَسْرَ).

Word by Word

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• kule: in the family
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (कुल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• asmākam: of us; our
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• putraḥ: a son
• putraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (पुत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (वा अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• duhitā: a daughter
• duhitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duhitṛ (दुहितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (also; likewise)

• stuvan: praising
• stuvan: Karta (Agent as participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'स्तुवन्' = praising

• nāma-sahasram: the thousand names (lit. a thousand of names)
• nāma-sahasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (नामन् प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (सहस्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नाम्नां सहस्रम्' (a thousand of names); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (emphatic/contrast)

• kṛṣṇasya: of Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• agre: in front of; in the presence of
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (अग्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; 'अग्रे' = in front/presence

• paṭhiṣyati: will recite; will read
• paṭhiṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (पठ् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestors), as quoted within the Dvārakā-māhātmya context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee from a future generation stands before Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā, hands folded, reciting a thousand names; attendants and Vaiṣṇavas listen in reverent silence.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Kṛṣṇa
• Sahasranāma
• Pāṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expressed through nāma-recitation is presented as a powerful, lineage-uplifting devotional act, open to both sons and daughters.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, implied by the chapter’s setting and the presence of Kṛṣṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of Kṛṣṇa’s nāma-sahasra (sahasranāma) in the Lord’s presence.