Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

स तत्र उग्रसेनं च वसुदेवं च सात्यकिम् । अक्रूररामप्रमुखान्ववन्दे कृष्णमेव च

Transliteration

sa tatra ugrasenaṃ ca vasudevaṃ ca sātyakim | akrūrarāmapramukhānvavande kṛṣṇameva ca

Translation

അവിടെ അവൻ ഉഗ്രസേനനെയും വസുദേവനെയും സാത്യകിയെയും; അക്രൂരനെയും രാമപ്രമുഖരായ മറ്റു നേതാക്കളെയും—സ്വയം ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനെയും—വണങ്ങി।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• उग्रसेनम्: Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• वसुदेवम्: Vasudeva
• वसुदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सात्यकिम्: Satyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• अक्रूररामप्रमुखान्: Akrura, Rama and other leaders
• अक्रूररामप्रमुखान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर-राम-प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक; अक्रूर + राम + प्रमुख)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अक्रूरः रामः च ये प्रमुखाः तान्)

• अवन्दे: paid homage / saluted
• अवन्दे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a grand hall, the visitor offers sequential obeisance to seated elders and warriors—Ugrasena on a throne, Vasudeva nearby, Sātyaki armed, Akrūra dignified, Balarāma radiant—finally bowing to Kṛṣṇa at the center.

Characters & Entities

• Ghaṭotkaca
• Ugrasena
• Vasudeva
• Sātyaki
• Akrūra
• Rāma (Balarāma)
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring elders, leaders, and the Lord together is dharmic humility and a mark of refined devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is shown as the sacred seat of the Yādava elders and of Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vandana/praṇāma (salutation) is exemplified as a devotional and social dharma.