Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

विनिर्दग्धेषु लोकेषु कृष्णेनानन्तरूपिणा । साङ्गांश्च चतुरो वेदान्पुराणन्यायविस्तरम्

Transliteration

vinirdagdheṣu lokeṣu kṛṣṇenānantarūpiṇā | sāṅgāṃśca caturo vedānpurāṇanyāyavistaram

Translation

When the worlds had been utterly consumed at dissolution, Kṛṣṇa of infinite forms restored the four Vedas with their auxiliaries, and the Purāṇa—expanded according to proper method and sound reasoning.

Word by Word

• विनिर्दग्धेषु: when (they were) burnt up
• विनिर्दग्धेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-नि√दह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Past passive participle used adjectivally; Locative Plural)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Locative, Plural)

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• अनन्तरूपिणा: of infinite forms
• अनन्तरूपिणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त-रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; अनन्त + रूपिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; adjective)

• साङ्गान्: together with the auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas)
• साङ्गान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; स + अङ्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Plural; adjective)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Plural; adjective)

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• पुराणन्यायविस्तरम्: expanded according to Purāṇic method/logic
• पुराणन्यायविस्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण-न्याय-विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक; पुराण + न्याय + विस्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At pralaya’s end, the cosmos is charred and silent; Kṛṣṇa as Ananta-rūpa re-manifests the four Vedas with their auxiliaries and the Purāṇa tradition, as luminous scrolls/sound-waves emerging into a re-forming universe.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Vedas
• Vedāṅgas (Aṅgas)
• Purāṇa
• Pralaya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine preservation safeguards Dharma across cosmic dissolution; scripture is renewed so beings may again walk the path of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in the verse; it supports the broader sacred-authority frame of the Prabhāsa māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the restoration of Vedic and Purāṇic revelation.