Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

विनिर्दग्धेषु लोकेषु कृष्णेनानन्तरूपिणा । साङ्गांश्च चतुरो वेदान्पुराणन्यायविस्तरम्

Transliteration

vinirdagdheṣu lokeṣu kṛṣṇenānantarūpiṇā | sāṅgāṃśca caturo vedānpurāṇanyāyavistaram

Translation

പ്രളയകാലത്ത് ലോകങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം പൂർണ്ണമായി ദഗ്ധമായപ്പോൾ, അനന്തരൂപനായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ സാംഗമായ നാലു വേദങ്ങളെയും, ന്യായവിധിപ്രകാരം വിപുലമായ പുരാണത്തെയും വീണ്ടും പ്രസിദ്ധമാക്കി।

Word by Word

• विनिर्दग्धेषु: when (they were) burnt up
• विनिर्दग्धेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-नि√दह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Past passive participle used adjectivally; Locative Plural)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Locative, Plural)

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• अनन्तरूपिणा: of infinite forms
• अनन्तरूपिणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त-रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; अनन्त + रूपिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; adjective)

• साङ्गान्: together with the auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas)
• साङ्गान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; स + अङ्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Plural; adjective)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Plural; adjective)

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• पुराणन्यायविस्तरम्: expanded according to Purāṇic method/logic
• पुराणन्यायविस्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण-न्याय-विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक; पुराण + न्याय + विस्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At pralaya’s end, the cosmos is charred and silent; Kṛṣṇa as Ananta-rūpa re-manifests the four Vedas with their auxiliaries and the Purāṇa tradition, as luminous scrolls/sound-waves emerging into a re-forming universe.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Vedas
• Vedāṅgas (Aṅgas)
• Purāṇa
• Pralaya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine preservation safeguards Dharma across cosmic dissolution; scripture is renewed so beings may again walk the path of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in the verse; it supports the broader sacred-authority frame of the Prabhāsa māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the restoration of Vedic and Purāṇic revelation.