Shloka 66 - Adhyaya 12 - Dvaraka Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Gujarati | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । ताः कृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा गोप्यो विध्वस्तबन्धनाः । विमुक्तसंशयक्लेशा दर्शनानन्दसंप्लुताः । ऊचुश्च गोपवध्वस्ताः कृष्णं निर्मलमानसाः

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | tāḥ kṛṣṇavacanaṃ śrutvā gopyo vidhvastabandhanāḥ | vimuktasaṃśayakleśā darśanānandasaṃplutāḥ | ūcuśca gopavadhvastāḥ kṛṣṇaṃ nirmalamānasāḥ

Translation

પ્રહ્લાદ બોલ્યા—કૃષ્ણના વચન સાંભળતાં ગોપીઓના બંધન તૂટી ગયા. તેઓ સંશય અને ક્લેશથી મુક્ત થઈ, તેમના દર્શનના આનંદથી છલકાઈ; અને નિર્મળ મનથી ગોપવધૂઓએ કૃષ્ણને કહ્યું.

Word by Word

प्रह्लादःPrahlāda

उवाचsaid

ताःthem (those women)

कृष्णवचनम्Kṛṣṇa’s words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

गोप्यःthe gopīs

विध्वस्तबन्धनाःwhose bonds were destroyed

विमुक्तसंशयक्लेशाःfreed from doubt and affliction

दर्शनानन्दसंप्लुताःflooded with the bliss of (his) sight

ऊचुःsaid

चand

गोपवध्वःthe cowherd women

ताःthose (women)

कृष्णम्Kṛṣṇa

निर्मलमानसाःwith pure minds

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda narrates as the gopīs, newly freed from inner ‘chains,’ stand with folded hands, eyes bright with tears of joy, facing Kṛṣṇa; the atmosphere is charged with relief and bliss.

Characters & Entities

Prahlāda

Kṛṣṇa

Gopīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s teaching and darśana dissolve inner bondage, doubt, and suffering, producing purity and joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya; the implied glory is the transformative power of meeting the Lord in sacred Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; the “practice” highlighted is śravaṇa (hearing) and darśana (seeing the Lord) as liberating acts.