Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । वसिष्ठेनोदितं श्रुत्वा दिलीपो हृष्ट मानसः । द्वारकां क्षेत्रराजं तं ज्ञात्वा च विस्मयं ययौ

Transliteration

śrīprahlāda uvāca | vasiṣṭhenoditaṃ śrutvā dilīpo hṛṣṭa mānasaḥ | dvārakāṃ kṣetrarājaṃ taṃ jñātvā ca vismayaṃ yayau

Translation

ശ്രീ പ്രഹ്ലാദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—വസിഷ്ഠന്റെ ഉപദേശം ശ്രവിച്ചപ്പോൾ ദിലീപന്റെ ഹൃദയം ആനന്ദത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞു. ദ്വാരകയെ ക്ഷേത്രരാജമെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞ് അവൻ വിസ്മയിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• śrī-prahlādaḥ: the venerable Prahlāda
• śrī-prahlādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् प्रह्लादः)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• vasiṣṭhena: by Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhena: Karaṇa/Agent (Instrument/agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• uditam: spoken
• uditam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud + i (धातु) → udita (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘उदितम्’ = ‘uttered/said’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) → śrutvā (क्त्वा/absolutive)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• dilīpaḥ: Dilīpa
• dilīpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dilīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mānasaḥ: (with) mind
• mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हृष्टमानसः’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः (but written separate)

• dvārakām: Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṣetra-rājam: king of sacred places
• kṣetra-rājam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्राणां राजा)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñā (धातु) → jñātvā (क्त्वा/absolutive)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination conjunction)

• vismayam: wonder, astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yayau: went, proceeded
• yayau: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha instructs King Dilīpa; Dilīpa’s face brightens with joy and wonder as he realizes Dvārakā’s supremacy among kṣetras.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Vasiṣṭha
• Dilīpa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing the greatness of a holy place from a realized teacher awakens faith, joy, and reverent wonder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is acclaimed as kṣetra-rāja, the foremost among sacred places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it records the devotional and emotional fruit of hearing the māhātmya.