Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा देवताः सर्वा वहमानं रथं हरिम् । साधुसाध्विति भाषंत ऊचुः सर्वे परस्परम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā devatāḥ sarvā vahamānaṃ rathaṃ harim | sādhusādhviti bhāṣaṃta ūcuḥ sarve parasparam

Translation

Voyant Hari tirer le char, tous les dieux s’interpellèrent les uns les autres, répétant : « Excellent ! Excellent ! »

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवताः)

• वहमाणम्: carrying
• वहमाणम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हरिम्)

• रथम्: the chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Nipata (Exclamation/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसार्थक (interjection: 'well done')

• साधु: well done (again)
• साधु: Nipata (Exclamation/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (Quotative/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• भाषन्त: speaking
• भाषन्त: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (पाठे 'भाषंत' = भाषन्त)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवताः)

• परस्परम्: to one another
• परस्परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्परार्थक (reciprocal adverb: 'to one another')

Speaker

Narrator (Prahlāda continuing the account; not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly beholds Hari hauling a chariot; gods exchange delighted praise, hands raised in añjali, the sky bright with auspicious signs.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)
• Ratha (chariot)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service performed with humility is praiseworthy even to the gods; dharma shines most when power chooses restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā’s sanctity through the depiction of ideal conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records divine praise (sādhu-vāda) for exemplary service.