Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तासां गोपिकानां तदोद्धवः । दूतैः समानयामास श्रीकृष्णं शीघ्रयायिभिः

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tāsāṃ gopikānāṃ tadoddhavaḥ | dūtaiḥ samānayāmāsa śrīkṛṣṇaṃ śīghrayāyibhiḥ

Translation

ആ ഗോപികമാരുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, ഉദ്ധവൻ വേഗഗാമികളായ ദൂതന്മാരിലൂടെ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനെ വരുത്തി.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ इति कर्म-निर्देशः (that)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• वचनम्: the words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• गोपिकानाम्: of the gopīs
• गोपिकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• उद्धवः: Uddhava
• उद्धवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दूतैः: by messengers
• दूतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• समानयामास: caused to be brought / brought
• समानयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-आ-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रीकृष्णम्: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + कृष्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शीघ्रयायिभिः: by swift-going (messengers)
• शीघ्रयायिभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र + यायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying dūtaiḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (describing Uddhava’s action)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (darśana-arrangement episode)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uddhava, moved by the gopīs’ words, dispatches swift messengers to bring Kṛṣṇa; the scene conveys purposeful motion—dūtas hurrying through Dvārakā’s lanes toward the Lord’s residence.

Characters & Entities

• Uddhava
• Gopikāḥ
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dūta (messengers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When longing is sincere, the path to grace opens quickly—devotional appeal leads to divine arrangement for meeting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The action unfolds in the Dvārakā-māhātmya setting, associated with Mayasaras and the sacred environs of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates the practical step of sending messengers to bring the Lord.