Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

कीर्त्तनान्मृत्युलोकेऽस्मिंस्तव संदर्शनेन हि । अहर्निशं तव ध्यानाद्यास्यामः परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

kīrttanānmṛtyuloke'smiṃstava saṃdarśanena hi | aharniśaṃ tava dhyānādyāsyāmaḥ paramāṃ gatim

Translation

死の世にあって御栄光を称え、まことに御身を拝し、昼夜たえず御身を観想することにより、われらは至上の境地に到達いたします。

Word by Word

• कीर्तनात्: from/through (your) praising
• कीर्तनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मृत्युलोके: in the world of death (mortal world)
• मृत्युलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मृत्योः लोकः)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possession/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संदर्शनेन: by (your) sight/meeting
• संदर्शनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + दृश् (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-नाम (ल्युट्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• अहर्निशम्: day and night
• अहर्निशम्: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहर् + निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (day and night, continually)

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possession/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्यानात्: from/through meditation
• ध्यानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यास्यामः: we shall go/attain
• यास्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गतिम्: state, goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Gopīs

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees in the mortal world sing Kṛṣṇa’s glory before the Lord’s icon/manifest presence at Dvārakā, hands folded, some seated in meditation through day and night; the sea-wind and temple flags frame the vow of constant remembrance.

Characters & Entities

• Gopīs
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In the mortal world, kīrtana, darśana, and continuous meditation on the Lord are affirmed as direct paths to the highest spiritual goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā setting is implied; the verse emphasizes practices (kīrtana/dhyāna) empowered by darśana in the sacred kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kīrtana (praise/chanting) and dhyāna (meditation), maintained aharniśam (day and night).