Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अत्रागत्य नरो यस्तु भक्त्या स्नानं समाचरेत् । स यातु वैष्णवं स्थानं प्रसादात्तव केशव

Transliteration

atrāgatya naro yastu bhaktyā snānaṃ samācaret | sa yātu vaiṣṇavaṃ sthānaṃ prasādāttava keśava

Translation

Whoever comes here and performs bathing with devotion—by your grace, O Keśava, may he attain the Vaiṣṇava abode.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/but)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (potential/optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यातु: may he go
• यातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रसादात्: by (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• केशव: O Keśava
• केशव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (contextual addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at the sea-shore/holy waters of Prabhāsa, folds hands to Keśava, and enters the water for a devotional bath; in the distance, a shrine silhouette and conch-disc emblems suggest Viṣṇu’s grace leading to Vaikuṇṭha.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Vaiṣṇava sthāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional bathing at a sanctified tīrtha, supported by divine grace, is presented as a direct means toward the Lord’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ refers to the Prabhāsakṣetra sacred spot associated with the well where Janārdana’s presence is sought.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with bhakti at the site.