Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

दद्यान्नरविमानं तु कृष्णाय नरनायक । सत्कृतो धनदेनैव वसते ब्रह्मवासरम्

Transliteration

dadyānnaravimānaṃ tu kṛṣṇāya naranāyaka | satkṛto dhanadenaiva vasate brahmavāsaram

Translation

হে নৰনায়ক! যি জনে শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণলৈ নৰবিমান সদৃশ এক মহিমান্বিত বাহন দান কৰে, ধনদ কুবেৰেই সন্মানিত কৰি তাক ব্রহ্মাৰ এক দিন পৰ্যন্ত বাস দান কৰে।

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; धातुः—दा (दाने)

• नरविमानम्: a human (celestial) chariot/vehicle
• नरविमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नरस्य विमानम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे

• कृष्णाय: to Krishna
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचनम्

• नरनायक: O leader of men (king)
• नरनायक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणां नायकः)

• सत्कृतः: honoured
• सत्कृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + कृ (धातु) → सत्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• धनदेन: by Kubera (lord of wealth)
• धनदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वसते: dwells
• वसते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; धातुः—वस् (निवासे)

• ब्रह्मवासरम्: for a Brahma-day
• ब्रह्मवासरम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कालाधिकरणवत्), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः वासरः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced); addressed listener: nara-nāyaka (king/leader)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naranāyaka (leader of men)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand conveyance like a vimāna or splendid vehicle is offered to Kṛṣṇa; Kubera appears honoring the donor, while cosmic imagery hints at Brahmā’s vast day.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Brahmā
• Dvārakā
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grand acts of dāna offered to Kṛṣṇa convert material splendor into immense, long-lasting spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, within the Dvārakā-māhātmya of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donating a vimāna/vehicle (likely for the deity’s honor or temple use) to Kṛṣṇa.