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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । ततो गच्छेद्द्विजश्रेष्ठा गोप्रचारमतः परम् । यत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या लभेद्गोदानजं फलम्

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | tato gaccheddvijaśreṣṭhā gopracāramataḥ param | yatra snātvā naro bhaktyā labhedgodānajaṃ phalam

Translation

Prahlāda dijo: Entonces, oh los mejores de los brahmanes, debe uno ir más allá al lugar sagrado llamado Gopracāra. Al bañarse allí con devoción, el hombre obtiene el mérito que nace de donar vacas.

Word by Word
prahlādaḥPrahlāda
prahlādaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprahlāda (प्रह्लाद, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्, धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (ततः, अव्यय)
Formदेश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/from there)
gacchetone should go
gacchet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (गम्, धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/सम्भावना), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
dvija-śreṣṭhāḥO best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (द्विज, प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठा द्विजाः)
go-pracāramcattle-grazing ground
go-pracāram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgo (गो, प्रातिपदिक) + pracāra (प्रचार, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां प्रचारः)
ataḥfrom there; therefore
ataḥ:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootataḥ (अतः, अव्यय)
Formहेतुवाचक/अपादानार्थ-अव्यय (from here/therefore)
paramfurther, beyond
param:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (पर, प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (यत्र, अव्यय)
Formस्थानवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)
snātvāhaving bathed
snātvā:
Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootsnātvā (स्नात्वा, क्त्वान्त; √snā स्ना)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया
naraḥa man
naraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (नर, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
bhaktyāwith devotion
bhaktyā:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhakti (भक्ति, प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
labhetmay obtain, should obtain
labhet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√labh (लभ्, धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
go-dāna-jamborn of cow-gift (resulting from donating cows)
go-dāna-jam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootgo (गो, प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (दान, प्रातिपदिक) + ja (ज, प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोदानात् जातम्)
phalamfruit, result
phalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootphala (फल, प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopracāra (Gopracāraka)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇa sages (dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda instructs sages; a pilgrim path leads to a serene waterbody named Gopracāra, with cows grazing nearby; a devotee bathes as celestial light signifies go-dāna merit.

Characters & Entities
P
Prahlāda
G
Gopracāra (Tīrtha)

FAQs

A tīrtha approached with devotion can bestow the same religious merit as major acts of charity, showing the power of bhakti-filled pilgrimage.

Gopracāra Tīrtha, presented as a place whose bath grants go-dāna-like merit.

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Gopracāra, performed with bhakti.

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