Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अपरे वासुदेवस्य चरितानि सुमंगलाः । वदंति परया भक्त्या सानन्दाः साश्रुलोचनाः

Transliteration

apare vāsudevasya caritāni sumaṃgalāḥ | vadaṃti parayā bhaktyā sānandāḥ sāśrulocanāḥ

Translation

またある者は、歓喜に満ち、涙を湛えた眼で、至上の信愛をもってヴァースデーヴァのこの上なく吉祥なる御業を語り伝える。

Word by Word

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (pronominal adjective)

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• चरितानि: deeds, exploits
• चरितानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुमंगलाः: very auspicious
• सुमंगलाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying ‘apare’)

• वदन्ति: they speak, recount
• वदन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying ‘bhaktyā’)

• भक्त्या: devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सानन्दाः: joyful
• सानन्दाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying ‘apare’)

• साश्रुलोचनाः: with tearful eyes
• साश्रुलोचनाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अश्रु + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘अश्रु-लोचन’ = tears in the eyes; विशेषण (qualifying ‘apare’)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees recount Kṛṣṇa’s deeds; some weep in bliss, hands folded; the atmosphere is tender and charged with devotion, lamps flicker in the sea-side temple hall.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Viṣṇu
• Bhakta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion expresses itself through heartfelt narration of the Lord’s deeds, often accompanied by joy and tears of love.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred sphere is the implied setting, presenting the city as a living space of kīrtana and remembrance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kīrtana/pravacana—speaking and recounting Vāsudeva’s auspicious deeds with devotion.