Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

स्नान काले च संप्राप्ते कृष्णस्याग्रे तु नर्तनम् । गीतं चैव पुनस्तत्र स्तवनं वदनेन हि

Transliteration

snāna kāle ca saṃprāpte kṛṣṇasyāgre tu nartanam | gītaṃ caiva punastatra stavanaṃ vadanena hi

Translation

Quand vient l’heure du bain rituel, qu’on danse devant Kṛṣṇa ; et là, qu’on chante aussi, puis qu’on profère encore des louanges de sa propre voix.

Word by Word

• स्नानकाले: at bathing time
• स्नानकाले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान-काल (प्रातिपदिक; स्नान + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• संप्राप्ते: when (the time) has come
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्√प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘when (it is) arrived/when it has come’

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अग्रे: in front (of)
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/निपातवत्; सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (adverb/locative: ‘in front’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• नर्तनम्: dancing
• नर्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गीतम्: singing, song
• गीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त्यर्थक

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• स्तवनम्: praise, hymn
• स्तवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वदनेन: with the mouth (by speech)
• वदनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; likely Sūta in Purāṇic frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed implicitly through the section’s dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A snāna-utsava moment: devotees dance and sing before Kṛṣṇa’s icon, with musicians and lamps; the bathing rite time is marked by conch and bells.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is expressed through the whole person—body (dance), breath (song), and speech (praise).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the sacred realm of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, where such worship is extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During the Lord’s bathing worship: dance before Kṛṣṇa, sing, and recite praises.