Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

कृष्णप्रिये नमस्तुभ्यं विदर्भाधिपनंदिनि । सर्वकामप्रदे देवि गृहाणार्घ्यं नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

kṛṣṇapriye namastubhyaṃ vidarbhādhipanaṃdini | sarvakāmaprade devi gṛhāṇārghyaṃ namo'stu te

Translation

O beloved of Kṛṣṇa, salutations to you; O daughter of the king of Vidarbha, salutations. O Goddess, bestower of all desired aims, accept this arghya—salutations to you.

Word by Word

• कृष्णप्रिये: O beloved of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णप्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य प्रिया), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः; दत्तिवाचक — indeclinable usage meaning ‘salutation’

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Pronoun; Dative (4th), Singular

• विदर्भाधिपनन्दिनि: O daughter of the lord of Vidarbha
• विदर्भाधिपनन्दिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विदर्भाधिपस्य नन्दिनी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

• सर्वकामप्रदे: O giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति इति), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, Atmanepada, 2nd person, Singular

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः — indeclinable ‘salutation’

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Pronoun; Dative, Singular

Speaker

Skanda (presenting the arghya-mantra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Rukmiṇī-sevā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee pours arghya while chanting to Rukmiṇī, who appears radiant, adorned, and compassionate—her gaze blessing the supplicant.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Vidarbha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching the divine with humility and praise sanctifies the act of offering and aligns desires with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Rukmiṇī is worshiped with arghya and mantra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite this mantra while offering arghya to Rukmiṇī Devī.