Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा कृष्णालयं पुण्यं मुहुर्मुहुः प्रहर्षिताः । जय शब्दैर्नमःशब्दैर्गर्जंतो हरिनामभिः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇālayaṃ puṇyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ praharṣitāḥ | jaya śabdairnamaḥśabdairgarjaṃto harināmabhiḥ

Translation

Als sie die heilige Wohnstatt Kṛṣṇas erblickten, wurden sie immer wieder von Freude erfüllt—donnernd mit Rufen „Jaya!“ und „Namo!“, und laut die Namen Haris singend.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• कृष्णालयम्: Kṛṣṇa’s abode/temple
• कृष्णालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + आलय (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (पुनरुक्ति द्वारा आवृत्तिः)

• प्रहर्षिताः: delighted, thrilled
• प्रहर्षिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हृष् (धातु) → प्रहर्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (they became delighted)

• जय: ‘victory!’ (cry)
• जय: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक/उद्गार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचनार्थे ‘जय-शब्दैः’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद (as a cry ‘jaya’)

• शब्दैः: with words/cries
• शब्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नमः: ‘salutation!’
• नमः: Sambandha (Quoted cry)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/उद्गार)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutation particle)

• शब्दैः: with words/cries
• शब्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गर्जन्तः: shouting, roaring
• गर्जन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु) → गर्जन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानाधिकरण (roaring/shouting)

• हरिनामभिः: with the names of Hari
• हरिनामभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘हरिनाम’ = हरिणः नाम (names of Hari)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; describing the devotees/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā / Kṛṣṇālaya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of sages/pilgrims beholding a radiant Kṛṣṇa shrine; hands raised in ‘Jaya!’ and folded in ‘Namaḥ’; the air filled with Hari-nāma as if thunderous yet devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Hari
• Kṛṣṇālaya
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord’s abode naturally awakens bhakti expressed through praise, salutations, and nāma-kīrtana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā—specifically the puṇya ‘Kṛṣṇālaya’ (Kṛṣṇa’s sacred abode/temple).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vocal devotion: chanting Hari’s names and offering salutations (‘namaḥ’) while celebrating (‘jaya’).