Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

आयांतं शीघ्रयानेन दृष्ट्वा देवकिनंदनम् । भ्राजमानं सुवपुषा वनमालाविभूषितम्

Transliteration

āyāṃtaṃ śīghrayānena dṛṣṭvā devakinaṃdanam | bhrājamānaṃ suvapuṣā vanamālāvibhūṣitam

Translation

വേഗവാഹനത്തിൽ അടുത്തുവരുന്ന ദേവകീനന്ദനനെ കണ്ടു, ദിവ്യസുന്ദരദേഹത്തിൽ ദീപ്തനായി വനമാലയാൽ അലങ്കൃതനായ അവനെ അവർ മഹിമയോടെ ദർശിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• आयान्तम्: coming
• आयान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of devakīnandana)

• शीघ्रयानेन: by a swift vehicle/chariot
• शीघ्रयानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीघ्र + यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• देवकीनन्दनम्: Devakī’s son (Kṛṣṇa)
• देवकीनन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• भ्राजमानम्: shining
• भ्राजमानम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle middle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सुवपुषा: with a beautiful body
• सुवपुषा: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतु/साधनभावे (by/with a beautiful body)

• वनमालाविभूषितम्: adorned with a forest-garland
• वनमालाविभूषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वनमाला + विभूषित (प्रातिपदिक; विभूषित = भूष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (descriptive portrayal of Kṛṣṇa’s arrival)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa (Devakī-nandana) arrives swiftly in a royal conveyance, radiant-bodied, wearing a forest-flower garland; onlookers behold his luminous approach as an auspicious epiphany.

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Kṛṣṇa (Devakī-nandana)
• Vana-mālā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord reveals himself in a form that awakens bhakti; divine beauty (śrī) becomes a means of inner purification and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sacred environs (near Mayasaras) are presented as the blessed setting where devotees receive Kṛṣṇa’s darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is mentioned; the verse centers on darśana and contemplation of the Lord’s auspicious form.