Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

कृष्णवेश्मनि यः कुर्य्यात्सधूपं पुष्पमंडपम् । सपुष्पकविमानैस्तु क्रीडते कोटिभिर्द्दिवि

Transliteration

kṛṣṇaveśmani yaḥ kuryyātsadhūpaṃ puṣpamaṃḍapam | sapuṣpakavimānaistu krīḍate koṭibhirddivi

Translation

ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನ ನಿವಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಧೂಪಸಹಿತ ಪುಷ್ಪಮಂಡಪವನ್ನು ಯಾರು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ, ಅವರು ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಪುಷ್ಪಾಲಂಕೃತ ಕೋಟ್ಯಂತರ ಪುಷ್ಪಕವಿಮಾನಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.

Word by Word

• कृष्णवेश्मनि: in Krishna’s house/temple
• कृष्णवेश्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य वेश्म)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सधूपम्: with incense
• सधूपम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘मण्डपम्’)

• पुष्पमण्डपम्: a flower pavilion
• पुष्पमण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणां मण्डपः)

• सपुष्पकविमानैः: with Pushpaka aerial chariots
• सपुष्पकविमानैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स- पुष्पक-विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण-समास (पुष्पकविमानैः सह)

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• क्रीडते: plays; sports; enjoys
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कोटिभिः: with crores (of them)
• कोटिभिः: Karana (Accompaniment/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative adverbial use)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside Kṛṣṇa’s residence, devotees raise a fragrant flower pavilion; incense curls upward; above, the sky opens to countless flower-decked vimānas where the merit-bearer sports in divine gardens.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beautifying sacred space for God is a powerful bhakti-act that yields exalted joy and honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā—service performed in Kṛṣṇa’s veśman (abode/temple) is extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing a puṣpa-maṇḍapa (flower pavilion) and offering dhūpa (incense) in Kṛṣṇa’s residence.