Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

समर्पयति कृष्णाय च्छत्रं लक्षार्बुदैर्वृतम् । अमरैः सहितः सर्वैः क्रीडते पितृभिः सह

Transliteration

samarpayati kṛṣṇāya cchatraṃ lakṣārbudairvṛtam | amaraiḥ sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ krīḍate pitṛbhiḥ saha

Translation

ആ ഛത്രം ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനു സമർപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ, ലക്ഷകോടികളുടെ സമുഹം ചുറ്റിനിൽക്കെ, എല്ലാ അമരന്മാരോടും പിതൃഗണങ്ങളോടും കൂടെ ക്രീഡിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• samarpayati: offers/presents
• samarpayati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arp (धा॒तु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• kṛṣṇāya: to Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• chatram: umbrella/parasol
• chatram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• lakṣa-arbudaiḥ: with lakhs and arbuda-s (vast numbers)
• lakṣa-arbudaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + arbuda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vṛtam: covered/surrounded
• vṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛ (धा॒तु) → vṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• amaraiḥ: with immortals (gods)
• amaraiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त; √sah ‘to accompany/endure’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त, कर्तृविशेषण

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (amaraiḥ इत्यस्य)

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

• pitṛbhiḥ: with the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• pitṛbhiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition: with)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from phala statements in Dvārakā-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand offering scene: the jeweled parasol is presented to Kṛṣṇa; the donor is envisioned in a celestial assembly, joyfully sporting among devas and honored ancestors.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Amaras (devas)
• Pitṛs
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional gifting to Kṛṣṇa uplifts both the worshipper’s destiny and ancestral line, granting divine fellowship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the setting where Kṛṣṇa-worship and offerings are extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Chatra-dāna: offering a ceremonial parasol to Kṛṣṇa (as temple adornment or royal honor).