Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा कृष्णालयं पुण्यं मुहुर्मुहुः प्रहर्षिताः । जय शब्दैर्नमःशब्दैर्गर्जंतो हरिनामभिः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇālayaṃ puṇyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ praharṣitāḥ | jaya śabdairnamaḥśabdairgarjaṃto harināmabhiḥ

Translation

പുണ്യമായ കൃഷ്ണാലയം ദർശിച്ചപ്പോൾ അവർ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ആനന്ദത്തിൽ നിറഞ്ഞു—‘ജയ’ ‘നമഃ’ എന്ന നാദങ്ങളാൽ ഗർജിച്ച്, ഹരിനാമങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ജപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• कृष्णालयम्: Kṛṣṇa’s abode/temple
• कृष्णालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + आलय (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (पुनरुक्ति द्वारा आवृत्तिः)

• प्रहर्षिताः: delighted, thrilled
• प्रहर्षिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हृष् (धातु) → प्रहर्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (they became delighted)

• जय: ‘victory!’ (cry)
• जय: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक/उद्गार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचनार्थे ‘जय-शब्दैः’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद (as a cry ‘jaya’)

• शब्दैः: with words/cries
• शब्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नमः: ‘salutation!’
• नमः: Sambandha (Quoted cry)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/उद्गार)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutation particle)

• शब्दैः: with words/cries
• शब्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गर्जन्तः: shouting, roaring
• गर्जन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु) → गर्जन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानाधिकरण (roaring/shouting)

• हरिनामभिः: with the names of Hari
• हरिनामभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘हरिनाम’ = हरिणः नाम (names of Hari)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; describing the devotees/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā / Kṛṣṇālaya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of sages/pilgrims beholding a radiant Kṛṣṇa shrine; hands raised in ‘Jaya!’ and folded in ‘Namaḥ’; the air filled with Hari-nāma as if thunderous yet devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Hari
• Kṛṣṇālaya
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord’s abode naturally awakens bhakti expressed through praise, salutations, and nāma-kīrtana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā—specifically the puṇya ‘Kṛṣṇālaya’ (Kṛṣṇa’s sacred abode/temple).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vocal devotion: chanting Hari’s names and offering salutations (‘namaḥ’) while celebrating (‘jaya’).