Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

पृष्टश्चानामयं तैस्तु पृष्ट्वा तान्समुवाच ह । आराधितो यैर्भगवान्धन्या यूयं वयं तथा

Transliteration

pṛṣṭaścānāmayaṃ taistu pṛṣṭvā tānsamuvāca ha | ārādhito yairbhagavāndhanyā yūyaṃ vayaṃ tathā

Translation

彼らが安否を問うと、彼もまた彼らに問いかけて言った。「汝らは幸いである—そして我らもまた—汝らが主を礼拝したゆえに。」

Word by Word

• पृष्टः: was asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सः) इति कर्तृसम्बन्धि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अनामयम्: well-being, health
• अनामयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विषय/कर्म (about well-being)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

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

• पृष्ट्वा: having asked
• पृष्ट्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समुवाच: addressed, spoke to
• समुवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (emphatic)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरणार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (expletive particle)

• आराधितः: worshipped, propitiated
• आराधितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (भगवान्) इति विशेषण

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्न (by whom)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धन्याः: blessed, fortunate
• धन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (यूयम्)

• यूयम्: you (pl.)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

Speaker

Brahmā (as reported by Prahlāda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful exchange: pilgrims ask the elder’s well-being; he responds with gentle blessing, praising their worship and declaring them fortunate.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Bhagavān (the Lord—contextually Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā Māhātmya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True blessedness is measured by devotion—those who worship Bhagavān are declared fortunate.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the broader Māhātmya setting where worship of the Lord is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (worship/propitiation) of Bhagavān is referenced, though without procedural details.