Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

आतपत्रैर्वृतं मूर्ध्नि संवृतं वृष्णिपुंगवैः । संस्तुतं बंदिमुख्यैश्च गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः

Transliteration

ātapatrairvṛtaṃ mūrdhni saṃvṛtaṃ vṛṣṇipuṃgavaiḥ | saṃstutaṃ baṃdimukhyaiśca gītavāditranisvanaiḥ

Translation

Over his head were held royal parasols; he was surrounded by the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis, and praised by chief bards amid the resonant sounds of song and instruments.

Word by Word

• आतपत्रैः: with parasols
• आतपत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• वृतम्: covered / shaded
• वृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Kṛṣṇa)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• संवृतम्: surrounded
• संवृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वृष्णिपुङ्गवैः: by the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis
• वृष्णिपुङ्गवैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• संस्तुतम्: praised
• संस्तुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• बन्दिमुख्यैः: by chief bards
• बन्दिमुख्यैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्दि + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

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

• गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः: with sounds of songs and musical instruments
• गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + वादित्र + निस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समाहारद्वन्द्वार्थे (collective: sounds of singing and instruments)

Speaker

Prahlāda (narrator, as indicated in the passage context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial procession: parasols held over Kṛṣṇa’s head, Vṛṣṇi leaders surrounding him, chief bards praising, and the air filled with song and instrument resonance.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣṇis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public praise, music, and remembrance of the Lord are presented as noble forms of devotion that sanctify a sacred city.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the Lord’s city, portrayed as a place where devotion is expressed through royal honor and kīrtana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; devotional praising (stuti) with song and instruments is highlighted.