Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

संप्राप्तस्तत्प्रसादोऽयं यद्द्रक्ष्यामः कुशस्थलीम् । पृच्छामहेऽधुना त्वां वै योगिनां परमं गुरुम्

Transliteration

saṃprāptastatprasādo'yaṃ yaddrakṣyāmaḥ kuśasthalīm | pṛcchāmahe'dhunā tvāṃ vai yogināṃ paramaṃ gurum

Translation

Diese Gnade ist uns zuteilgeworden: Wir werden Kuśasthalī (Dvārakā) schauen. Darum befragen wir dich jetzt, wahrlich, o höchster Guru unter den Yogin.

Word by Word

• संप्राप्तः: obtained, attained
• संप्राप्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; (प्रसादः) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तत्प्रसादः: that grace/favor
• तत्प्रसादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Anvaya-dyotaka (Deictic/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: that (the fact that)
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; सम्बन्धसूचक (यत्-तत्)

• द्रक्ष्यामः: we shall see
• द्रक्ष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Simple future, 1st person, Plural

• कुशस्थलीम्: Kuśasthalī (Dvārakā)
• कुशस्थलीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशस्थली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पृच्छामहे: we ask
• पृच्छामहे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 1st person, Plural, Ātmanepada

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — temporal adverb

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative, Singular (2nd person pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय — emphatic particle

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (गुरुम्)

• गुरुम्: teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Ṛṣis

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuśasthalī / Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims, having neared the sea-coast, speak with reverence to a yogic guru, expressing that by grace they will behold Kuśasthalī; the horizon suggests the ocean and the sacred city’s approach.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśasthalī
• Dvārakā
• Guru
• Yogins
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a mahā-kṣetra is seen as divine grace, and the proper response is humble inquiry from a realized teacher.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuśasthalī—identified in Purāṇic tradition with Dvārakā—is praised as a grace-bestowing sacred place worthy of darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it prescribes guru-upāsanā in practice—approaching and questioning a true teacher with reverence.