Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नेन च सांबेन गदेन निषधेन च । युयुधानेन रामेण चारुदेष्णेन धीमता

Transliteration

pradyumnena ca sāṃbena gadena niṣadhena ca | yuyudhānena rāmeṇa cārudeṣṇena dhīmatā

Translation

प्रद्युम्न व सांब यांच्यासह, गद व निषध यांच्यासह, युयुधान, राम आणि धीमान चारुदेष्ण यांच्यासह।

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्नेन: by Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• साम्बेन: by Sāmba
• साम्बेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गदेन: by Gada
• गदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• निषधेन: by Niṣadha
• निषधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• युयुधानेन: by Yuyudhāna
• युयुधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• चारुदेष्णेन: by Cārudeṣṇa
• चारुदेष्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुदेष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धीमता: by the wise (one)
• धीमता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Yādava gathering locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noble retinue forms around Kṛṣṇa: Pradyumna, Sāmba, Gada, Niṣadha, Yuyudhāna, Rāma, and Cārudeṣṇa—each depicted with distinct weapons, banners, and royal bearing as they enter Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Sāmba
• Gada
• Niṣadha
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Rāma (Balarāma)
• Cārudeṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha-mahātmya often highlights how sacred places draw together exemplary persons, making the site a living map of dharma and history.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the location where Kṛṣṇa’s companions arrive and assemble.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse enumerates the accompanying figures to establish the sacred narrative context.