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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । श्रूयतां द्विजशार्दूला महामोहविनाशनम् । द्वारकायाश्च माहात्म्यं गोमतीकृष्णसन्निधौ

śrīprahlāda uvāca | śrūyatāṃ dvijaśārdūlā mahāmohavināśanam | dvārakāyāśca māhātmyaṃ gomatīkṛṣṇasannidhau

श्रीप्रह्लाद म्हणाले—हे द्विजशार्दूलांनो, ऐका: महामोहाचा नाश करणारे द्वारकेचे माहात्म्य, गोमती व श्रीकृष्णांच्या सन्निधानी।

śrīprahlādaḥŚrī Prahlāda
śrīprahlādaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśrī-prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + प्रह्लाद)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
śrūyatāmlet it be heard / please listen
śrūyatām:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)
dvijaśārdūlāḥO tiger-like Brahmins
dvijaśārdūlāḥ:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija-śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + शार्दूल)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), बहुवचन (Plural)
mahāmohavināśanamdestroyer of great delusion
mahāmohavināśanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā-moha-vināśana (प्रातिपदिक; महा + मोह + विनाशन)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)
dvārakāyāḥof Dvārakā
dvārakāyāḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
māhātmyamthe greatness (glory)
māhātmyam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmāhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
gomatīkṛṣṇasannidhauin the presence of (the rivers) Gomatī and Kṛṣṇa
gomatīkṛṣṇasannidhau:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgomatī-kṛṣṇa-sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक; गोमती + कृष्ण + सन्निधि)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī-Kṛṣṇa-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages

Scene: Prahlāda, radiant and composed, addresses an assembly of brāhmaṇas on the banks of the Gomati; behind him rises Dvārakā’s temple skyline and the suggestion of Kṛṣṇa’s presence as a luminous aura.

P
Prahlāda
D
Dvārakā
G
Gomatī
K
Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

Hearing the kṣetra-māhātmya with faith dispels delusion and strengthens bhakti.

Dvārakā, particularly in relation to the Gomati and the presence of Kṛṣṇa.

Śravaṇa—devout listening to the māhātmya (sacred account) of Dvārakā.