Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कच्चिदेष्यति गोविंदो गोकुलं मधुरेश्वरः । तारयिष्यति पुत्रोऽसौ गोकुलं वृजिनार्णवात्

Transliteration

kaccideṣyati goviṃdo gokulaṃ madhureśvaraḥ | tārayiṣyati putro'sau gokulaṃ vṛjinārṇavāt

Translation

Akankah Govinda, Penguasa Mathurā, suatu saat kembali datang ke Gokula? Akankah putra kita itu menyelamatkan Gokula dari samudra duka dan kesengsaraan ini?

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: whether, I hope
• कच्चित्: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• एष्यति: will come
• एष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• गोविन्दः: Govinda
• गोविन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गोकुलम्: to Gokula
• गोकुलम्: Karman (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• मधुरेश्वरः: lord of Mathurā
• मधुरेश्वरः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मधुरायाः ईश्वरः)

• तारयिष्यति: will deliver/save
• तारयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• पुत्रः: the son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• असौ: that (one), he
• असौ: Visheshana (Demonstrative qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम; विशेषण/निर्देशक (पुत्रः)

• गोकुलम्: Gokula
• गोकुलम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• वृजिनार्णवात्: from the ocean of calamity/sin
• वृजिनार्णवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृजिन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृजिनस्य अर्णवः)

Speaker

Nanda and Yaśodā (lamenting, addressed to Uddhava/each other in context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gokula–Mathurā axis (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yaśodā and Nanda look toward the road from Mathurā, hands clasped in prayer; behind them, the Yamunā’s dark ribbon suggests both memory and sorrow, while a distant silhouette of Govinda hints at hoped-for return.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Kṛṣṇa
• Gokula
• Mathurā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure devotion (bhakti) expresses itself as longing for the Lord and faith that He alone can ferry devotees across sorrow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā-māhātmya frames the narrative, while Gokula and Mathurā appear as sacred Vraja locales remembered in devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on heartfelt remembrance and reliance on Kṛṣṇa.