Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

यो दद्यान्मण्डपे पुष्पप्रकरं रुक्मिणीपतेः । देवोद्यानेषु सर्वेषु क्रीडते नरनायकैः

Transliteration

yo dadyānmaṇḍape puṣpaprakaraṃ rukmiṇīpateḥ | devodyāneṣu sarveṣu krīḍate naranāyakaiḥ

Translation

രുക്മിണീപതിയുടെ മണ്ഡപത്തിൽ പുഷ്പരാശി അർപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ എല്ലാ ദേവോദ്യാനങ്ങളിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠ നരനായകരോടൊപ്പം ക്രീഡിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• maṇḍape: in a pavilion
• maṇḍape: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• puṣpa-prakaram: a heap/collection of flowers
• puṣpa-prakaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + prakara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• rukmiṇī-pateḥ: of the lord of Rukmiṇī (Kṛṣṇa)
• rukmiṇī-pateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• deva-udyāneṣu: in divine gardens
• deva-udyāneṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + udyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying)

• krīḍate: plays/sports
• krīḍate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krīḍ (धा॒तु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• nara-nāyakaiḥ: with leaders of men (human chiefs)
• nara-nāyakaiḥ: Sahakari/Instrument (Association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a pillared pavilion, a devotee places a large heap of blossoms before Kṛṣṇa as Rukmiṇīpati; the scene transitions to celestial gardens (nandana-like) where the devotee strolls with noble human leaders, honored as an equal.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa (Rukmiṇīpati)
• Maṇḍapa
• Devodyāna (divine gardens)
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple offerings made with devotion—like flowers—become a direct means to divine joy and elevated companionship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Dvārakā-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Puṣpa-prakara-dāna: offering heaps of flowers in the temple pavilion for Kṛṣṇa (Rukmiṇīpati).