Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

रममाणे रमानाथे रामाभिरमणे हरौ । एकदा तु समासीने सभायां यदुसत्तमे

Transliteration

ramamāṇe ramānāthe rāmābhiramaṇe harau | ekadā tu samāsīne sabhāyāṃ yadusattame

Translation

Un jour, tandis que Hari—Seigneur de Ramā (Śrī)—se réjouissait en compagnie des rāmāḥ (les dames), Il siégea dans l’assemblée, le plus éminent des Yadu.

Word by Word

• रममाणे: while (he) was sporting/delighting
• रममाणे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु) → रममाण (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले (लट्-अर्थे) शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः वर्तमानकृदन्तः; पुल्लिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular) — ‘रममाणे’

• रमानाथे: in/with the Lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमानाथे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रमायाः नाथः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• रामाभिरमणे: in the delight/pleasure of Ramā
• रामाभिरमणे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा + अभिरमण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रमायाः अभिरमणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• हरौ: in Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हरौ: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• समासीने: when (he) was seated
• समासीने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आस् (धातु) → समासीन (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकृदन्तः (past participle); पुल्लिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन — ‘समासीने’

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• यदुसत्तमे: in/with the best of the Yadus
• यदुसत्तमे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यदूनां सत्तमः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे विशेषणवत् (epithet)

Speaker

Unnamed narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (sabhā-smaraṇa within kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, radiant and composed, sits in the Yādava assembly; attendants and queens are nearby, conveying refined courtly atmosphere and divine charm.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Ramā (Śrī/Lakṣmī)
• Yadu dynasty
• Dvārakā sabhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine life in Dvārakā is portrayed as both royal and sacred—Bhagavān’s presence sanctifies ordinary settings like the sabhā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, especially the royal-sacred space of the sabhā (assembly) within the holy city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it provides narrative context leading to the arrival of a great sage and the dharma of hospitality.