Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सैन्यं च तस्य नृपतेः कोशं चैवाक्षयं तथा । स नित्यं गुरुभक्तश्च देवताराधने रतः

Transliteration

sainyaṃ ca tasya nṛpateḥ kośaṃ caivākṣayaṃ tathā | sa nityaṃ gurubhaktaśca devatārādhane rataḥ

Translation

Ce roi possédait une armée ainsi qu'un trésor inépuisable. Il était toujours dévoué à ses maîtres et s'engageait dans l'adoration des divinités.

Word by Word

• sainyam: army
• sainyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nṛpateḥ: of the king
• nṛpateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• kośam: treasury
• kośam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kośa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• akṣayam: inexhaustible
• akṣayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण (imperishable/inexhaustible)

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative); ‘always’

• guru-bhaktaḥ: devoted to the teacher
• guru-bhaktaḥ: Predicate (Guṇa of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गुरौ भक्तः)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• devatā-ārādhane: in the worship of deities
• devatā-ārādhane: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक) + ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः आराधनम्)

• rataḥ: engaged, devoted
• rataḥ: Predicate (State of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ram (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘रक्त/रतो’ = engaged, devoted

Speaker

Prahlāda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Nṛga in a palace shrine: offering flowers and lamps to the deities; nearby, he bows to his guru/ācārya; behind him, an overflowing treasury and orderly guards symbolize ‘akṣaya-kośa’ and disciplined rule.

Characters & Entities

• Nṛga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma for rulers includes reverence to gurus and sincere worship; prosperity is meant to support righteous living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage sits within Dvārakā Māhātmya, a section that elevates Kṛṣṇa’s sacred landscape through exemplary narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devatā-ārādhana (worship of deities) and guru-bhakti are highlighted as ongoing disciplines.