Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सैन्यं च तस्य नृपतेः कोशं चैवाक्षयं तथा । स नित्यं गुरुभक्तश्च देवताराधने रतः

Transliteration

sainyaṃ ca tasya nṛpateḥ kośaṃ caivākṣayaṃ tathā | sa nityaṃ gurubhaktaśca devatārādhane rataḥ

Translation

That king possessed an army, and likewise an inexhaustible treasury. He was ever devoted to his teachers and was engaged in the worship of the deities.

Word by Word

• sainyam: army
• sainyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nṛpateḥ: of the king
• nṛpateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• kośam: treasury
• kośam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kośa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• akṣayam: inexhaustible
• akṣayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण (imperishable/inexhaustible)

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative); ‘always’

• guru-bhaktaḥ: devoted to the teacher
• guru-bhaktaḥ: Predicate (Guṇa of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गुरौ भक्तः)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• devatā-ārādhane: in the worship of deities
• devatā-ārādhane: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक) + ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः आराधनम्)

• rataḥ: engaged, devoted
• rataḥ: Predicate (State of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ram (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘रक्त/रतो’ = engaged, devoted

Speaker

Prahlāda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Nṛga in a palace shrine: offering flowers and lamps to the deities; nearby, he bows to his guru/ācārya; behind him, an overflowing treasury and orderly guards symbolize ‘akṣaya-kośa’ and disciplined rule.

Characters & Entities

• Nṛga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma for rulers includes reverence to gurus and sincere worship; prosperity is meant to support righteous living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage sits within Dvārakā Māhātmya, a section that elevates Kṛṣṇa’s sacred landscape through exemplary narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devatā-ārādhana (worship of deities) and guru-bhakti are highlighted as ongoing disciplines.