Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । धर्मपुत्र महाभाग गन्धमादनपर्वते

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | dharmaputra mahābhāga gandhamādanaparvate

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : « Ô fils du Dharma, ô toi le très fortuné — sur le mont Gandhamādana… »

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Krishna
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् कृष्णः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धर्मपुत्र: O Dharmaputra
• धर्मपुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य)

• गन्धमादनपर्वते: on/at Gandhamādana mountain
• गन्धमादनपर्वते: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गन्धमादनः नाम पर्वतः)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa begins his reply, gesturing as if pointing northward to the fragrant, lofty Gandhamādana; the mental image shifts from court to snow-peaks, forests, and celestial presence.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Gandhamādana Parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is often taught through sacred geography—places become gateways for merit and transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Mount Gandhamādana; the specific tīrtha is identified next as Lakṣmī-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this half-verse; it introduces the location where the tīrtha is situated.