Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति लोकेस्मिन्नेष गोपालनंदनः । नाम्ना श्रीकर इत्युच्चैर्लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यति

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti lokesminneṣa gopālanaṃdanaḥ | nāmnā śrīkara ityuccairloke khyātiṃ gamiṣyati

Translation

Mulai hari ini di dunia ini, anak gembala ini akan masyhur luas dalam kalangan manusia dengan nama “Śrīkara.”

Word by Word

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य-प्रभृति (अव्यय); अद्य + प्रभृति
• Form: कालवाचक अव्ययीभाव-समास (from today onwards)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गोपालनन्दनः: son of the cowherd
• गोपालनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपाल-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक); गोपाल + नन्दन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘गोपालस्य नन्दनः’)

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘नाम्ना’ (by name)

• श्रीकरः: Śrīkara (giver of prosperity)
• श्रीकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-कर (प्रातिपदिक); श्री + कर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘श्रियाः करः’ = giver of prosperity)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उच्चैः: loudly, openly
• उच्चैः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: loudly/highly)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• ख्यातिम्: fame, renown
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गमिष्यति: will attain/go to
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Hanūmān

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇḍavā-sara (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blessing scene: elders/ṛṣi proclaim the boy’s new name ‘Śrīkara’; the boy stands humbly with folded hands; a Śiva shrine and lake remain in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Śrīkara (epithet/name)
• Gopāla-nandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine blessing can transform a humble devotee into a celebrated exemplar, spreading dharma through reputation and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the larger narrative centers on Maṇḍavā-saras and the greatness of Pradoṣa-time Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a naming/blessing statement that follows the account of Śiva worship and its fruits.