Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

दद्यान्नरविमानं तु कृष्णाय नरनायक । सत्कृतो धनदेनैव वसते ब्रह्मवासरम्

Transliteration

dadyānnaravimānaṃ tu kṛṣṇāya naranāyaka | satkṛto dhanadenaiva vasate brahmavāsaram

Translation

Wahai pemimpin manusia, siapa yang mendermakan kendaraan laksana vimāna kepada Śrī Kṛṣṇa—dimuliakan oleh Kubera (Dhanada) sendiri, ia tinggal selama satu ‘hari Brahmā’.

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; धातुः—दा (दाने)

• नरविमानम्: a human (celestial) chariot/vehicle
• नरविमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नरस्य विमानम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे

• कृष्णाय: to Krishna
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचनम्

• नरनायक: O leader of men (king)
• नरनायक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणां नायकः)

• सत्कृतः: honoured
• सत्कृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + कृ (धातु) → सत्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• धनदेन: by Kubera (lord of wealth)
• धनदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

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

• वसते: dwells
• वसते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; धातुः—वस् (निवासे)

• ब्रह्मवासरम्: for a Brahma-day
• ब्रह्मवासरम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कालाधिकरणवत्), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः वासरः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced); addressed listener: nara-nāyaka (king/leader)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naranāyaka (leader of men)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand conveyance like a vimāna or splendid vehicle is offered to Kṛṣṇa; Kubera appears honoring the donor, while cosmic imagery hints at Brahmā’s vast day.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Brahmā
• Dvārakā
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grand acts of dāna offered to Kṛṣṇa convert material splendor into immense, long-lasting spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, within the Dvārakā-māhātmya of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donating a vimāna/vehicle (likely for the deity’s honor or temple use) to Kṛṣṇa.