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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । ततो गच्छेद्द्विजश्रेष्ठा गोप्रचारमतः परम् । यत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या लभेद्गोदानजं फलम्

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | tato gaccheddvijaśreṣṭhā gopracāramataḥ param | yatra snātvā naro bhaktyā labhedgodānajaṃ phalam

Translation

プラフラーダは言った。「それから、最勝のバラモンたちよ、『ゴープラチャーラ』と名づけられた聖地へさらに赴くべきである。信愛をもってそこで沐浴する者は、牛を施すことより生ずる功徳と同等の果を得る。」

Word by Word
prahlādaḥPrahlāda
prahlādaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprahlāda (प्रह्लाद, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्, धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (ततः, अव्यय)
Formदेश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/from there)
gacchetone should go
gacchet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (गम्, धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/सम्भावना), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
dvija-śreṣṭhāḥO best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (द्विज, प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठा द्विजाः)
go-pracāramcattle-grazing ground
go-pracāram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgo (गो, प्रातिपदिक) + pracāra (प्रचार, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां प्रचारः)
ataḥfrom there; therefore
ataḥ:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootataḥ (अतः, अव्यय)
Formहेतुवाचक/अपादानार्थ-अव्यय (from here/therefore)
paramfurther, beyond
param:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (पर, प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (यत्र, अव्यय)
Formस्थानवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)
snātvāhaving bathed
snātvā:
Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootsnātvā (स्नात्वा, क्त्वान्त; √snā स्ना)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया
naraḥa man
naraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (नर, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
bhaktyāwith devotion
bhaktyā:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhakti (भक्ति, प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
labhetmay obtain, should obtain
labhet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√labh (लभ्, धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
go-dāna-jamborn of cow-gift (resulting from donating cows)
go-dāna-jam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootgo (गो, प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (दान, प्रातिपदिक) + ja (ज, प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोदानात् जातम्)
phalamfruit, result
phalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootphala (फल, प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopracāra (Gopracāraka)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇa sages (dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda instructs sages; a pilgrim path leads to a serene waterbody named Gopracāra, with cows grazing nearby; a devotee bathes as celestial light signifies go-dāna merit.

Characters & Entities
P
Prahlāda
G
Gopracāra (Tīrtha)

FAQs

A tīrtha approached with devotion can bestow the same religious merit as major acts of charity, showing the power of bhakti-filled pilgrimage.

Gopracāra Tīrtha, presented as a place whose bath grants go-dāna-like merit.

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Gopracāra, performed with bhakti.

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