Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

कृत्वा त्वया जगन्नाथ उद्धृता श्रीर्नमो ऽस्तु ते । श्रीपतिः श्रीधरो देव आर्त्तानामर्तिनाशनः

Transliteration

kṛtvā tvayā jagannātha uddhṛtā śrīrnamo 'stu te | śrīpatiḥ śrīdharo deva ārttānāmartināśanaḥ

Translation

Ô Jagannātha, par Ton acte, Śrī (Lakṣmī/la prospérité) fut manifestée et élevée — salutations à Toi. Ô Dieu, Tu es Śrīpati et Śrīdhara, Celui qui détruit la peine des affligés.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः); पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

• उद्धृता: was rescued/raised
• उद्धृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘उद्धृत’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī), prosperity
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नमः-शब्दः नमस्कारार्थे निपातवत् (salutatory particle)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्

• श्रीपतिः: Lord of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीपतिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (श्रियाः पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• श्रीधरः: Bearer of Śrī
• श्रीधरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (श्रियाः धरः/धारकः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• देव: O God
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

• आर्त्तानाम्: of the afflicted
• आर्त्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचनम्

• अर्तिनाशनः: destroyer of distress
• अर्तिनाशनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ति + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अर्तेः नाशनः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Devas (continuing the hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jagannātha (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas bow to Jagannātha; Lakṣmī (Śrī) is shown as arising/being ‘raised’ into prominence—either as seated on a lotus near the Lord or as a radiant aura of prosperity; the Lord’s hand gestures convey protection and boon-giving to the afflicted.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha (Viṣṇu)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Śrīpati
• Śrīdhara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is the source of auspiciousness (Śrī) and the remover of pain; devotion seeks both inner and outer welfare anchored in Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, by praising the Lord whose grace makes the kṣetra a place of protection and auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namo-nivedana (offering salutations) and stuti are modeled as devotional acts for removing distress.