Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

राघवं शक्रदमनं गोविंदं बहुपुण्यदम् । जयं च भूधरं चैव देवदेवं जनार्द्दनम्

Transliteration

rāghavaṃ śakradamanaṃ goviṃdaṃ bahupuṇyadam | jayaṃ ca bhūdharaṃ caiva devadevaṃ janārddanam

Translation

«Souviens-toi de Rāghava, dompteur d’Indra; de Govinda, dispensateur d’un mérite abondant; de Jaya; du Soutien de la terre; du Dieu des dieux; et de Janārdana.»

Word by Word

• राघवम्: Rāghava (Rama)
• राघवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्रदमनम्: subduer of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रदमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + दमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘शक्रस्य दमनः’

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + विन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (traditional epithet)

• बहुपुण्यदम्: giver of much merit
• बहुपुण्यदम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + पुण्य + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष ‘बहु पुण्यं ददाति’

• जयम्: Jaya (name/epithet)
• जयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भूधरम्: earth-bearer/mountain (epithet)
• भूधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष ‘भूṃ धरति’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणबोधक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवदेवम्: God of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘देवानां देवः’

• जनार्द्दनम्: Janārdana
• जनार्द्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष ‘जनानाम् अर्दनः/अर्दनः जनान्’ (traditional epithet)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triumphant yet benevolent Viṣṇu is praised at Prabhāsa: Rāghava as righteous king, Govinda as cowherd-lord, Janārdana as remover of afflictions; the earth-bearing aspect is shown as the Lord supporting the world-mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava
• Indra (Śakra)
• Govinda
• Bhūdhara
• Devadeva
• Janārdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s many names signify His protective powers; remembering them is presented as a source of puṇya and spiritual victory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra within the Prabhāsa region, where such remembrance is framed as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional remembrance/recitation of divine names (nāma-japa, nāma-smaraṇa).