Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततस्तु तदनुज्ञातो गीतवादित्रसंस्तवैः । यात्रारंभं प्रकुर्वीत द्वारकायां प्रहर्षितः

Transliteration

tatastu tadanujñāto gītavāditrasaṃstavaiḥ | yātrāraṃbhaṃ prakurvīta dvārakāyāṃ praharṣitaḥ

Translation

Dann, nachdem man jene Erlaubnis erlangt hat, soll man die Pilgerreise mit Gesängen, Instrumentenklang und Lobeshymnen beginnen und freudig nach Dvārakā ziehen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• तत्-अनुज्ञातः: permitted by him/thereupon permitted
• तत्-अनुज्ञातः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनु + ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मात्/तेन अनुज्ञातः)

• गीत-वादित्र-संस्तवैः: with songs, instruments, and hymns
• गीत-वादित्र-संस्तवैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (गीतानि च वादित्राणि च संस्तवाश्च)

• यात्रा-आरम्भम्: the commencement of the journey
• यात्रा-आरम्भम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + आरम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (यात्रायाः आरम्भः)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should undertake/perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvaraka
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• प्रहर्षितः: joyful
• प्रहर्षितः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हृष् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

Śrī Nārada (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim group, having received permission, begins the Dvārakā yātrā with singers, cymbals, drums, conch, and hymn-recitation; faces bright with devotional joy, moving along a coastal road toward the sea-city’s spires and flags.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Stava (hymn)
• Gīta (song)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage should be undertaken as a devotional celebration—praise and remembrance sanctify the journey itself.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, approached through a joy-filled, bhakti-oriented yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Commence the pilgrimage after permission, accompanied by singing, music, and hymns (stavas).