Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

नारदं सनकादींश्च महाभागवतानृषीन् । तेऽपि तानपि संहृष्टाः प्रहर्षागतसंभ्रमाः

Transliteration

nāradaṃ sanakādīṃśca mahābhāgavatānṛṣīn | te'pi tānapi saṃhṛṣṭāḥ praharṣāgatasaṃbhramāḥ

Translation

Dort waren Nārada, die Sanakas und andere große Bhāgavata-Weise; auch sie wurden von Freude erfüllt, erregt vom Enthusiasmus, der aus Wonne entspringt.

Word by Word

• नारदम्: Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सनकादीन्: Sanaka and others
• सनकादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = and others beginning with Sanaka

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• महाभागवत: great devotees
• महाभागवत: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘महाभागवत’ = great devotees

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also)

• संहृष्टाः: overjoyed
• संहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रहर्षागतसंभ्रमाः: with agitation born of joy
• प्रहर्षागतसंभ्रमाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहर्ष + आगत + संभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘प्रहर्ष-आगत-सम्भ्रम’ = having excitement arisen from joy

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada with vīṇā, the Sanakas as youthful sages, and other bhāgavata ṛṣis stand in a radiant assembly, faces lit with delighted excitement as the divine presence draws near.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sanaka
• Sanandana
• Sanātana
• Sanatkumāra
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of perfected devotees magnifies sacred occasions—holy company (satsaṅga) naturally blossoms into joy and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where eminent sages gather and rejoice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse highlights satsaṅga and the devotional response of great sages.