Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

गीतवाद्यादिकं नृत्यं यः कुर्यात्पुरतो मम । तस्यान्वये न दौर्भाग्यं भूयात्तव प्रसादतः

Transliteration

gītavādyādikaṃ nṛtyaṃ yaḥ kuryātpurato mama | tasyānvaye na daurbhāgyaṃ bhūyāttava prasādataḥ

Translation

„Wer vor mir Tanz darbringt, begleitet von Gesang, Instrumenten und dergleichen, dem soll durch deine Gnade in seiner Sippe kein Unglück erwachsen.“

Word by Word

• gīta-vādya-ādikam: singing, instrumental music, etc.
• gīta-vādya-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta + vādya + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः “song, instruments, etc.”

• nṛtyam: dance
• nṛtyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular

• yaḥ: whoever
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative Singular

• kuryāt: should do, would perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धा. √कृ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आदेश), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 3rd person singular

• purataḥ: in front of
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — adverb/postposition “in front of”

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन — Genitive Singular

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन — Genitive Singular “of him”

• anvaye: in (his) lineage
• anvaye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन — Masculine, Locative Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — negation particle

• daurbhāgyam: misfortune
• daurbhāgyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daurbhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative Singular

• bhūyāt: may occur/be
• bhūyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धा. √भू)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (आशीर्लिङ्-सदृशः), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative/benedictive sense, 3rd person singular “may there be”

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन — Genitive Singular

• prasādataḥ: from (your) grace
• prasādataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative Singular; हेत्वर्थे “due to/from (your) grace”

Speaker

Gaurī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaurī shrine/mandira at Prabhāsa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In front of Gaurī’s shrine, devotees perform dance with singing and instruments; the Goddess’ presence sanctifies the performance, and the narrative promises the removal of misfortune from the performer’s lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional arts offered to the deity (music and dance) are treated as worship that safeguards family welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, in the context of worship before Gaurī at her sacred presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering devotional performance—song, instrumental music, and dance—before the Goddess.