Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा चक्रधरं हरिं ध्यायेत्सनातनम् । नापुत्रो नाधनो रोगी न स संजायते नरः

Transliteration

pūjayitvā cakradharaṃ hariṃ dhyāyetsanātanam | nāputro nādhano rogī na sa saṃjāyate naraḥ

Translation

ചക്രധാരിയായ ഹരിയെ പൂജിച്ച് സനാതനനായ പ്രഭുവിനെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം. അത്തരം മനുഷ്യൻ പുത്രഹീനനായി, ദരിദ്രനായി, രോഗിയായി ജനിക്കുന്നില്ല.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• चक्रधरम्: the discus-bearer
• चक्रधरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (चक्रं धरति इति)

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सनातनम्: the eternal
• सनातनम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying हरिम्)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अपुत्रः: sonless
• अपुत्रः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्-उपसर्ग) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समासभाव (a-puṭra = without a son)

• न: nor
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अधनः: poor
• अधनः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-भाव (without wealth)

• रोगी: diseased
• रोगी: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• संजायते: is born / comes to be
• संजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• नरः: (such) a man
• नरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्त-कर्तृपद (apposition to सः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Cakratīrtha circuit)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim audience/householders

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers tulasī and lamps to Hari Cakradhara in a Dvārakā shrine, then sits in meditation; behind him appear symbolic blessings—healthy family, full granary, and a healing aura—emanating from the Sudarśana disc.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Cakradhara
• Cakra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pūjā and dhyāna of the Eternal Lord integrate spiritual pursuit with dharmic well-being in worldly life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā Cakra-sacred context (Cakratīrtha) where Cakradhara Hari is especially praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of Cakradhara Hari and meditation (dhyāna) on the Sanātana Lord.