Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । भवतीनां मया सार्द्धं सञ्जातमत्र दर्शनम् । तस्मान्मया सदा ह्यत्र स्नातव्यं नियमेन हि

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | bhavatīnāṃ mayā sārddhaṃ sañjātamatra darśanam | tasmānmayā sadā hyatra snātavyaṃ niyamena hi

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa sprach: „Hier ist mir zusammen mit euch eine glückverheißende Begegnung und Schau (darśana) zuteilgeworden. Darum muss ich stets an eben diesem Ort baden, die vorgeschriebene Zucht und Regel beachtend.“

Word by Word

• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavatīnām: of you (ladies)
• bhavatīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavatī (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mayā: by me / with me
• mayā: Sahakari/Agent-instrument (कर्ता-सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with, together with)

• sañjātam: has occurred, has arisen
• sañjātam: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√jan (जन्) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) (agreeing with darśanam)

• atra: here
• atra: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• darśanam: the sight/meeting (darśana)
• darśanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• atra: here
• atra: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• snātavyam: must be bathed (I must bathe)
• snātavyam: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √snā (स्ना) + तव्यत् (तव्य)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘(मया) स्नातव्यम्’ = I must bathe

• niyamena: by rule, with observance
• niyamena: Karana (Manner/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mayatīrtha (implied)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa speaks softly, indicating the lake; his expression is serene, as if the place holds a cherished remembrance of meeting the gopīs.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the Lord honors sacred places through disciplined practice, teaching that tīrtha-merit is approached with niyama (restraint) and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage points to a Dvārakā tīrtha associated with “Mayasya-saras/Mayatīrtha,” discussed in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular bathing (snāna) at the site with observance of rules (niyama).