Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पूजयेत्कृष्णदेवं च प्रत्यहं भक्तितत्परः । येन केनापि विप्रेन्द्राः स्थातव्यं नियमेन तु

Transliteration

pūjayetkṛṣṇadevaṃ ca pratyahaṃ bhaktitatparaḥ | yena kenāpi viprendrāḥ sthātavyaṃ niyamena tu

Translation

In hingebungsvoller Bhakti soll man den Herrn Kṛṣṇa täglich verehren. O Bester der Brahmanen, auf welche Weise auch immer, man muss im Niyama (der Observanz) nach der Regel fest gegründet bleiben.

Word by Word

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्; विध्यर्थः (injunctive)

• kṛṣṇadevam: Krishna as the Lord (Krishna-deva)
• kṛṣṇadevam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa + deva (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pratyaham: every day
• pratyaham: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati + ahan (अव्ययीभाव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• bhaktitatparaḥ: intent on devotion
• bhaktitatparaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti + tatpara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• yena: by which (means)
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• kena: by what (any)
• kena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• api: even; any
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अपि-प्रयोग (particle: even/any)

• viprendrāḥ: O best of Brahmins
• viprendrāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra + indra (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); सम्बोधनार्थे अपि (used as address)

• sthātavyam: it should be observed / one must remain (in observance)
• sthātavyam: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular); भावे प्रयोगः (impersonal obligation)

• niyamena: by rule; with discipline
• niyamena: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprendra (best of brāhmaṇas) addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in modest attire performs simple daily worship before a Kṛṣṇa icon at Dvārakā—lamp, water-pot, tulasī leaves—while the grand temple stands behind, suggesting that inner steadiness equals outer grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhakti
• Niyama
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is sustained by consistency—daily worship and steadfast adherence to one’s chosen observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), though the verse itself emphasizes worship rather than place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily worship (pūjā) of Kṛṣṇa and firm maintenance of vrata-niyamas.