Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा चक्रधरं हरिं ध्यायेत्सनातनम् । नापुत्रो नाधनो रोगी न स संजायते नरः

Transliteration

pūjayitvā cakradharaṃ hariṃ dhyāyetsanātanam | nāputro nādhano rogī na sa saṃjāyate naraḥ

Translation

Nachdem man Hari, den Träger des Cakra, verehrt hat, soll man über den Ewigen meditieren. Ein solcher Mensch wird nicht kinderlos, nicht arm und nicht krank geboren.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• चक्रधरम्: the discus-bearer
• चक्रधरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (चक्रं धरति इति)

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सनातनम्: the eternal
• सनातनम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying हरिम्)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अपुत्रः: sonless
• अपुत्रः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्-उपसर्ग) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समासभाव (a-puṭra = without a son)

• न: nor
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अधनः: poor
• अधनः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-भाव (without wealth)

• रोगी: diseased
• रोगी: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• संजायते: is born / comes to be
• संजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• नरः: (such) a man
• नरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्त-कर्तृपद (apposition to सः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Cakratīrtha circuit)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim audience/householders

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers tulasī and lamps to Hari Cakradhara in a Dvārakā shrine, then sits in meditation; behind him appear symbolic blessings—healthy family, full granary, and a healing aura—emanating from the Sudarśana disc.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Cakradhara
• Cakra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pūjā and dhyāna of the Eternal Lord integrate spiritual pursuit with dharmic well-being in worldly life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā Cakra-sacred context (Cakratīrtha) where Cakradhara Hari is especially praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of Cakradhara Hari and meditation (dhyāna) on the Sanātana Lord.