Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

महीसागरयात्रायां कृष्णस्तत्राययौ प्रभुः । उग्रसेनेन सहितो वसुदेवेन बभ्रुणा

Transliteration

mahīsāgarayātrāyāṃ kṛṣṇastatrāyayau prabhuḥ | ugrasenena sahito vasudevena babhruṇā

Translation

महिसागर-यात्रा के समय प्रभु श्रीकृष्ण स्वयं वहाँ आए, उग्रसेन तथा वसुदेव (बभ्रु) के साथ।

Word by Word

• महीसागरयात्रायाम्: on the journey to the ocean (of the earth)
• महीसागरयात्रायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (महीसागरस्य यात्रा)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)

• आययौ: went, came
• आययौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उग्रसेनेन: with Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनेन: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) / सहित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कृष्णस्य)

• वसुदेवेन: with Vasudeva
• वसुदेवेन: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बभ्रुणा: with Babhru
• बभ्रुणा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, implied by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahīsāgara

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrimage caravan arrives at Mahīsāgara: Kṛṣṇa at the center with Ugrasena and Vasudeva (Babhru), moving toward a sacred waterscape.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Ugrasena
• Vasudeva
• Mahīsāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the Lord models tīrtha-yātrā, teaching that sacred travel and holy association are dharmic acts that generate puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahīsāgara, presented as a destination worthy of pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the emphasis is on undertaking the yātrā (pilgrimage) itself with noble company.