Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्र चेष्टां प्रकुर्वाणो हसते जल्पतेऽपि वा । मुक्तं तेन परं मातुर्योनियंत्रस्य निर्गमम्

Transliteration

tatra ceṣṭāṃ prakurvāṇo hasate jalpate'pi vā | muktaṃ tena paraṃ māturyoniyaṃtrasya nirgamam

Translation

Dort, selbst wenn einer nur Gesten macht, lacht oder spricht, wird er durch diese hingebungsvolle Teilnahme von der Fessel befreit, immer wieder aus dem Mutterleib hervorgehen zu müssen—erlöst vom Zwang der Wiedergeburt.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of place)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• चेष्टाम्: movement/gesture/activity
• चेष्टाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• प्रकुर्वाणः: doing/performing
• प्रकुर्वाणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• हसते: laughs
• हसते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• जल्पते: talks/prattles
• जल्पते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जल्प् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावन/अपि=also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पबोधक/disjunctive particle)

• मुक्तम्: released/freed
• मुक्तम्: Kriya (Result/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• परम्: supreme/ultimate
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• योनि-यन्त्रस्य: of the womb-apparatus/uterine enclosure
• योनि-यन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• निर्गमम्: exit/emergence
• निर्गमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; likely Sūta in Purāṇic frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nara-īśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a devotional crowd at Dvārakā, people gesture, laugh, and speak in joyful participation around Kṛṣṇa’s worship—yet the scene is suffused with a quiet undertone of liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (context)
• Saṁsāra (implied)
• Yoni (womb)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even imperfect yet heartfelt participation in the Lord’s worship can become a cause for liberation from rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa-centered worship is described as mokṣa-bestowing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Participating expressively in the worship setting—gestures, speech, and responsive devotion—without reserve.