Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

यावल्लोका भविष्यंति तावत्स्थास्यति वै सरः । यावत्सरो यशस्तावद्भवतीनां भविष्यति

Transliteration

yāvallokā bhaviṣyaṃti tāvatsthāsyati vai saraḥ | yāvatsaro yaśastāvadbhavatīnāṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Tant que les mondes subsisteront, cet étang sacré demeurera assurément. Et tant que cet étang demeurera, ainsi durera aussi votre renommée.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha-bodhaka (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धाव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative)

• लोकाः: worlds, people (worlds)
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन (Plural)

• भविष्यन्ति: will exist
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• तावत्: so long, that long
• तावत्: Sambandha-bodhaka (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धाव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative)

• स्थास्यति: will remain, will stand
• स्थास्यति: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सरः: the lake
• सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha-bodhaka (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धाव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative)

• सरः: the lake
• सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

• यशः: fame, glory
• यशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha-bodhaka (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धाव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative)

• भवतीनाम्: of you (respected ladies/people)
• भवतीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनामवत् स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); बहुवचन (Plural); आदरार्थ-सम्बोधनप्रातिपदिक (polite ‘you’)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrī Govinda (Kṛṣṇa) (deduced from immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopikā-sara

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gopīs (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A timeless sacred lake depicted across ages—ancient sages, medieval pilgrims, and present-day devotees—suggesting unbroken continuity; inscriptions or floating lotuses symbolize enduring fame.

Characters & Entities

• Gopīsara (sacred lake)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places preserve spiritual merit and renown; tīrtha-association becomes a lasting testimony of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred lake (saraḥ) identified in this passage as Gopīsara in the Dvārakā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes the enduring sanctity and fame linked to the tīrtha.