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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

श्रोतव्यं कीर्तितव्यं च स्मर्तव्यं किं च वै पथि । उत्सवाश्चात्र के प्रोक्ता द्वारकायाश्च तत्पथि । एकैकश्च महाभाग भक्तानन्दविवर्द्धनम् । एतत्सर्वं महाभाग कृपया संप्रकीर्त्यताम्

Transliteration

śrotavyaṃ kīrtitavyaṃ ca smartavyaṃ kiṃ ca vai pathi | utsavāścātra ke proktā dvārakāyāśca tatpathi | ekaikaśca mahābhāga bhaktānandavivarddhanam | etatsarvaṃ mahābhāga kṛpayā saṃprakīrtyatām

Translation

Was soll man unterwegs hören, was soll man besingen und woran soll man gedenken? Welche Feste sind auf dieser Route nach Dvārakā vorgeschrieben? Jedes einzelne, o Edler, mehrt die Freude der Bhaktas—verkünde dies alles aus Mitgefühl.

Word by Word
श्रोतव्यम्what should be heard
श्रोतव्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रु (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभाव्य कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Gerundive (to be heard), Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular
कीर्तितव्यम्what should be chanted/proclaimed
कीर्तितव्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootकीर्त् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभाव्य कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Gerundive (to be sung/proclaimed), Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction
स्मर्तव्यम्what should be remembered
स्मर्तव्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्मृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभाव्य कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Gerundive (to be remembered), Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Prashna (Interrogative)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; प्रश्नवाचक
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (निपात)
Formनिपात/अव्यय — emphatic particle
पथिon the way
पथि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular
उत्सवाःfestivals
उत्सवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय — locative adverb
केwhich (ones)?
के:
Prashna (Interrogative)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; प्रश्नवाचक
प्रोक्ताःare said/declared
प्रोक्ताः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural; (उत्सवाः) इत्यस्य विशेषण
द्वारकायाःof Dvārakā
द्वारकायाः:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction
तत्पथिon that route
तत्पथि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular
एकैकःeach one, every single
एकैकः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; पुनरुक्त-समास/द्वन्द्ववत् प्रयोगः (each and every)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction
महाभागO greatly fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular
भक्तानन्दविवर्द्धनम्increasing devotees’ joy
भक्तानन्दविवर्द्धनम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विधेय-विशेषण (एकैकः/उत्सवः इत्यर्थे)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विशेषण (एतत्)
महाभागO noble one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular
कृपयाout of compassion
कृपया:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular
संप्रकीर्त्यताम्let it be fully proclaimed
संप्रकीर्त्यताम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, कर्मणि-प्रयोग — Imperative, 3rd person, Singular, Passive (let it be proclaimed)
Speaker

Unspecified questioner (listener) addressing Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-yātrā-mārga (route sanctity)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims ask for a devotional travel-program: what to hear, sing, remember on the road, and which festivals to observe en route to Dvārakā; the scene evokes a moving caravan with musicians and storytellers.

Characters & Entities
D
Dvārakā
B
Bhakta (devotees)
U
Utsava (festival)

FAQs

A holy journey is perfected through śravaṇa (hearing), kīrtana (praise), and smaraṇa (remembrance), not merely by reaching the destination.

Dvārakā and the sacred approach-route leading to Dvārakā.

The verse requests guidance on devotional acts on the road—what to hear, sing, remember—and which utsavas to observe en route.

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