Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

शुभदा शोभना पुण्या हंसस्यैताः कलाः स्मृताः । हंस एव मतः कृष्णः परमात्मा जनार्दनः

Transliteration

śubhadā śobhanā puṇyā haṃsasyaitāḥ kalāḥ smṛtāḥ | haṃsa eva mataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ paramātmā janārdanaḥ

Translation

Śubhadā, Śobhanā und Puṇyā—sie werden als göttliche Anteile des Haṃsa in Erinnerung gehalten. Und dieser Haṃsa gilt als Kṛṣṇa selbst—Janārdana, das höchste Selbst.

Word by Word

• शुभदा: Śubhadā
• शुभदा: Karta (Name in list/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• शोभना: Śobhanā
• शोभना: Karta (Name in list/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• पुण्या: Puṇyā
• पुण्या: Karta (Name in list/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• हंसस्य: of the Haṃsa
• हंसस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nom. pl.)

• कलाः: parts/aspects
• कलाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nom. pl.)

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are said
• स्मृताः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; “उच्यन्ते/प्रसिद्धाः”

• हंसः: Haṃsa
• हंसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic: “indeed/only”)

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मन् (धातु) → मत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; “मन्यते/अभिमतः” (is considered)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Haṃsa (swan) appears as a cosmic emblem; within/behind it shines Kṛṣṇa as Janārdana, serene and all-pervading. Three named śaktis—Śubhadā, Śobhanā, Puṇyā—emanate as rays/kalās from the Haṃsa-form.

Characters & Entities

• Śubhadā
• Śobhanā
• Puṇyā
• Haṃsa
• Kṛṣṇa
• Janārdana
• Paramātmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine forms and their kalās are ultimately rooted in the Supreme Self—here identified with Kṛṣṇa/Janārdana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra via the chapter context; the verse primarily teaches theology (Haṃsa-Kṛṣṇa identity).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; the focus is doctrinal identification and devotional remembrance.