Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तुलसीकाष्ठसंभूता माला धार्य्या सदा मया । नृत्यं गीतं च कर्त्तव्यं संप्राप्ते जागरे तव

Transliteration

tulasīkāṣṭhasaṃbhūtā mālā dhāryyā sadā mayā | nṛtyaṃ gītaṃ ca karttavyaṃ saṃprāpte jāgare tava

Translation

Je porterai toujours une mālā faite de bois de tulasī; et lorsque viendra Ta veille nocturne (jāgara), je m’adonnerai au chant et à la danse dévotionnels.

Word by Word

• तुलसीकाष्ठसंभूता: arisen from tulasī-wood
• तुलसीकाष्ठसंभूता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुलसी + काष्ठ + संभूत (कृदन्त; √भू धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त), विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.; past passive participle)

• माला: garland
• माला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• धार्या: to be worn
• धार्या: Vidheya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्य (कृदन्त; √धृ धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्, कर्तव्यतार्थे (fem. nom. sg.; gerundive/obligatory)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indecl.; adverb of time)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartrikarana (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• नृत्यम्: dance
• नृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• गीतम्: song/singing
• गीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक; √गै धातु से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (indecl.; conjunction)

• कर्तव्यं: to be done
• कर्तव्यं: Vidheya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्, कर्तव्यतार्थे (neut. nom./acc. sg.; gerundive)

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्राप्त (कृदन्त; √प्राप् धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्गे सम्भवम्; सति-सप्तमी (loc. sg.; in the circumstance of having arrived)

• जागरे: in the vigil (night-wake)
• जागरे: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (neut. loc. sg.)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (gen. sg.)

Speaker

Candraśarman (addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night vigil in Dvārakā: devotees wearing tulasī-wood malas sing and dance before Kṛṣṇa’s shrine; lamps blaze, cymbals ring, and the sea-wind enters the temple courtyard.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Tulasī-mālā
• Jāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through both personal sādhana (mālā) and communal celebration (song, dance, vigil).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as a place where joyous worship and night-vigils for Kṛṣṇa are praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wearing a tulasī rosary and observing the Lord’s jāgara with devotional singing and dancing.