Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

महामांगलिकैः सर्वैः सुदिव्यैर्मंगलाऽर्तिकैः । संपूज्यैवं महाविष्णुं कृष्णं क्लेशविनाशनम् । प्रहृष्टा ननृतुः सर्वे गीतवाद्यप्रहर्षिताः

Transliteration

mahāmāṃgalikaiḥ sarvaiḥ sudivyairmaṃgalā'rtikaiḥ | saṃpūjyaivaṃ mahāviṣṇuṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kleśavināśanam | prahṛṣṭā nanṛtuḥ sarve gītavādyapraharṣitāḥ

Translation

So verehrten sie vollständig Mahāviṣṇu — Kṛṣṇa, den Vernichter der Bedrängnisse — mit allen großen glückverheißenden Riten und mit strahlender Maṅgalāratī; da jauchzten alle, von Gesang und Instrumenten ergriffen, und tanzten voll Freude.

Word by Word

• महामाङ्गलिकैः: with very auspicious (rites/items)
• महामाङ्गलिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + माङ्गलिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुदिव्यैः: very divine
• सुदिव्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘सु-’ उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद (very)

• मङ्गलार्तिकैः: with auspicious ārati-rites
• मङ्गलार्तिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल + आरतिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; मङ्गलस्य आरतिकम् = auspicious ārati

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पूज् (पूजायाम्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) = having worshipped

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• महाविष्णुम्: Mahāviṣṇu
• महाविष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; महाविष्णुम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण-विशेष्य (apposition)

• क्लेशविनाशनम्: destroyer of suffering
• क्लेशविनाशनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लेश + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्लेशानां विनाशनः = destroyer of afflictions

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √हृष् (हर्षे) + क्त (प्रहृष्ट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = delighted

• ननृतुः: they danced
• ननृतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नृत् (नर्तने)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वे जनाः (elliptic)

• गीतवाद्यप्रहर्षिताः: made joyful by songs and instruments
• गीतवाद्यप्रहर्षिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गीत + वाद्य + प्रहर्षित (कृदन्त; प्र + √हृष् (हर्षे) णिच्? / क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘गीतवाद्य’ (द्वन्द्व/समाहार) + तेन प्रहर्षिताः = gladdened by song and instruments

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand maṅgalārati before Kṛṣṇa: blazing camphor flame, devotees in rows singing; musicians with drums and cymbals; the assembly breaks into devotional dance, faces radiant with joy.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāviṣṇu
• Kṛṣṇa
• Maṅgalārati
• Gīta (song)
• Vādya (instruments)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Complete worship culminates in joyful devotion—song, music, and dance offered as sacred celebration to the Lord who removes suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, depicted as a place where divine worship naturally blossoms into communal devotional celebration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maṅgalārati (auspicious ārati) and full pūjā to Mahāviṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, followed by devotional music and dance.