Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

प्रसीद मंदरधर प्रसीद मधुसूदन । प्रसीद कमलाकान्त प्रसीद भुवनाधिप

Transliteration

prasīda maṃdaradhara prasīda madhusūdana | prasīda kamalākānta prasīda bhuvanādhipa

Translation

تلطّفْ بي، يا حاملَ ماندارا؛ تلطّفْ بي، يا مدهوسودانا قاتلَ مَدْهو. تلطّفْ بي، يا حبيبَ كَمَلا (لاكشمي)؛ تلطّفْ بي، يا ربَّ العوالم.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; धातुः—√सद् (सीदने/प्रसादे), उपसर्गः—प्र

• मंदरधर: O bearer of Mandara (mountain)
• मंदरधर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंदर + धर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (मंदरं धरति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचनम्

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनम्

• मधुसूदन: O slayer of Madhu
• मधुसूदन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + सूदन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (मधुं सूदयति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचनम्

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनम्

• कमलाकान्त: O beloved of Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• कमलाकान्त: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला + कान्त (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (कमलायाः कान्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचनम्

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनम्

• भुवनाधिप: O lord of the worlds
• भुवनाधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + अधिप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (भुवनानाम् अधिपः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Viṣṇuśarmā (devotee, supplication within the hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee chants ‘prasīda’ repeatedly, visualizing Viṣṇu as Mandara-bearer, Madhu-slayer, Lakṣmī’s lord, and ruler of worlds—four aspects around a single central form.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī (Kamalā)
• Mandara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Calling the Lord by His sacred names and deeds is a path to divine grace and inner purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ayodhyāmāhātmya context situates this prayer within Ayodhyā’s sacred landscape and devotional culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is stated; repeated invocation of divine epithets functions as devotional japa/praise.