Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

विकीर्यमाणः कुसुमैः सुरसंघैर्जनार्दनः । जगाम स रथं गृह्य सभार्यो द्वारकां प्रति

Transliteration

vikīryamāṇaḥ kusumaiḥ surasaṃghairjanārdanaḥ | jagāma sa rathaṃ gṛhya sabhāryo dvārakāṃ prati

Translation

देवसमूह पुष्पवृष्टी करीत असताना जनार्दन रथावर आरूढ झाला आणि पत्नीसमवेत द्वारकेकडे निघाला.

Word by Word

• विकीर्यमाणः: being showered/scattered (with)
• विकीर्यमाणः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + कीर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (जनार्दनः)

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुरसंघैः: by groups of gods
• सुरसंघैः: Karana (Agent/Instrumental association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—सुराणां संघाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• रथम्: the chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृह्य: having taken
• गृह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having taken)

• सभार्यः: with (his) wife
• सभार्यः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—स(सह) + भार्या (अव्ययीभाव: 'with wife')

• द्वारकाम्: to Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Kriya-visheshana (Directional/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (preposition: 'towards')

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana takes hold of the chariot and proceeds toward Dvārakā with Rukmiṇī; devas above scatter blossoms in a continuous floral rain.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Rukmiṇī
• Devas (Sura-saṃgha)
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s dhārmic acts are celebrated by the gods, indicating that righteous conduct itself is worship-worthy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, approached as the Lord’s sacred abode and a meritorious pilgrimage destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse frames pilgrimage and remembrance of Dvārakā as auspicious through narrative praise.