Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । हते कंसे भोजराजे कृष्णेनामिततेजसा । उग्रसेने चाभिषिक्ते मधुपुर्य्यां महात्मना

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | hate kaṃse bhojarāje kṛṣṇenāmitatejasā | ugrasene cābhiṣikte madhupuryyāṃ mahātmanā

Translation

പ്രഹ്ലാദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപരിമിതതേജസ്സുള്ള ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ ഭോജരാജൻ കംസനെ വധിക്കുകയും, മഹാത്മാവ് മധുപുരി (മഥുര)യിൽ ഉഗ്രസേനനെ രാജപദത്തിൽ അഭിഷേകം ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്ത ശേഷം…

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादः: Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हते: when (he) was slain
• हते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• कंसे: in/with Kaṃsa (i.e., when Kaṃsa)
• कंसे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-अङ्ग

• भोजराजे: (in) the Bhoja-king
• भोजराजे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भोजानां राजा)

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Karana (Agent in passive/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अमिततेजसा: of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसा: Karana (Qualifier of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अमितं तेजः यस्य) / बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; कृष्णस्य विशेषणम्

• उग्रसेने: in/with Ugrasena
• उग्रसेने: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-अङ्ग

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

• अभिषिक्ते: when (he) was consecrated
• अभिषिक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु) → अभिषिक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• मधुपुर्याम्: in Mathurā (Madhupurī)
• मधुपुर्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुपुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Qualifier of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कृष्णस्य)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mathurā (Madhupurī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Kaṃsa’s fall, Kṛṣṇa’s radiant presence in Mathurā; Ugrasena enthroned, citizens witnessing restoration of order.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Kṛṣṇa
• Kaṃsa
• Ugrasena
• Mathurā (Madhupurī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine action restores dharma: the removal of tyranny and rightful enthronement become part of the sacred context for later tīrtha glorification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sets historical context (Mathurā) for the upcoming tīrtha narrative; the specific tīrtha is developed in the surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative context (slaying of Kaṃsa and coronation of Ugrasena).