Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यत्र कृष्णश्चतुर्बाहुः शंखचक्रगदाधरः । नरा मुक्तिं प्रयास्यंति तत्र गत्वा कलौ युगे

Transliteration

yatra kṛṣṇaścaturbāhuḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | narā muktiṃ prayāsyaṃti tatra gatvā kalau yuge

Translation

ശംഖചക്രഗദാധാരിയായ ചതുര്ഭുജ കൃഷ്ണൻ ഉള്ളിടത്തേക്ക് ചെന്നാൽ, കലിയുഗത്തിലും മനുഷ്യർ മോക്ഷം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (relative adverb of place)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• चतुर्बाहुः: four-armed
• चतुर्बाहुः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + बाहु (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to कृष्णः)

• शंखचक्रगदाधरः: bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• शंखचक्रगदाधरः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख + चक्र + गदा + धर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to कृष्णः); ‘bearing conch, discus, and mace’

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• प्रयास्यन्ति: will attain/go to
• प्रयास्यन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having gone’

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; ‘कलियुग’ संदर्भे

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Prahlāda

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Śaṅkha
• Cakra
• Gadā
• Kali Yuga
• Dvārakā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in Kali Yuga, approaching Bhagavān’s sacred presence with faith can lead to mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the place of Kṛṣṇa’s divine presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage (tatra gatvā—going there) is the implied practice; no further rite is specified.