Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

पुनरेव यदुश्रेष्ठ प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि । अविद्यामोहितेनापि न कृतं तव पूजनम्

Transliteration

punareva yaduśreṣṭha prasādaṃ kartumarhasi | avidyāmohitenāpi na kṛtaṃ tava pūjanam

Translation

Ô le meilleur des Yadus, daigne encore m’accorder Ta grâce. Aveuglé par l’ignorance, je n’ai pas accompli Ton culte.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• यदुश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Yadus
• यदुश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन (Vocative, masculine, singular)

• प्रसादम्: grace/favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative, masculine, singular)

• कर्तुम्: to do/to grant
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana/Anukriya (Infinitival complement/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त; अव्यय-रूप (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are worthy
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 2nd person singular)

• अविद्यामोहितेन: by one deluded by ignorance
• अविद्यामोहितेन: Karta (Agent of passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहित (कृदन्त; मुह् धातु)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Instrumental singular; used adjectivally: ‘deluded by ignorance’)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-निपात (particle: even/also)

• न: not
• न: Nipāta (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriyā (Predicate in passive sense/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive singular pronoun)

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nom./Acc. singular)

Speaker

A devotee/pilgrim addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee addresses ‘Yaduśreṣṭha’ Kṛṣṇa, asking for renewed favor; the devotee stands with empty offering plate symbolizing missed pūjā, while Kṛṣṇa’s compassionate gaze indicates acceptance of repentance.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Yadu
• prasāda
• pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging one’s spiritual negligence and seeking the Lord’s grace is itself a doorway back to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the devotional arena where Kṛṣṇa’s compassion is sought and received.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjana (worship) of Kṛṣṇa is explicitly referenced as the neglected duty.