Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

संप्राप्तास्तास्ततः सर्वास्तीरे मयसरस्य च । प्रणिपत्योद्धवः प्राह गोपिकाः कृष्णदेवताः

Transliteration

saṃprāptāstāstataḥ sarvāstīre mayasarasya ca | praṇipatyoddhavaḥ prāha gopikāḥ kṛṣṇadevatāḥ

Translation

Alors elles arrivèrent toutes sur la rive du lac Mayasaras. S’étant prosterné, Uddhava s’adressa aux gopīs, dont la Divinité même était Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• संप्राप्ताः: having arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्राप्त (कृदन्त; सम्+√प्राप् धातु, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agreeing with ‘ताः/सर्वाः’ (गोप्यः)

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Pronoun

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Desha/Krama (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereafter)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective to ‘ताः/गोप्यः’

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• मयसरस्य: of the lake of Maya
• मयसरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मय + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र+नि+√पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bowed down’

• उद्धवः: Uddhava
• उद्धवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• गोपिकाः: to the gopīs
• गोपिकाः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (object of ‘प्राह’)

• कृष्णदेवताः: whose deity is Kṛṣṇa; devoted to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णदेवताः: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘कृष्णः देवता यस्याः’ इति (कृष्णदेवता) as qualifier of ‘गोपिकाः’

Speaker

Narrator (Uddhava begins speaking within the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mayasaras

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the lakebank, the group gathers; Uddhava bows, then addresses the gopīs. The water is calm, reflecting sky and trees, suggesting purity and readiness for counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Mayasaras
• Uddhava
• Gopikāḥ
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotees are defined by iṣṭa-niṣṭhā—single-minded refuge in the Lord—while humility (praṇāma) sanctifies sacred dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mayasaras, a sacred lake/pond in the Dvārakā sacred landscape, is named as a significant spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prostration (praṇipāta) is described as Uddhava approaches; no explicit bathing/charity is stated in this verse.