Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सत्यभामासहचर इंद्रप्रस्थं समाययौ । तमागतं समालोक्य प्रमोदाद्धर्मनंदनः

Transliteration

satyabhāmāsahacara iṃdraprasthaṃ samāyayau | tamāgataṃ samālokya pramodāddharmanaṃdanaḥ

Translation

Dengan Satyabhāmā sebagai pengiring, baginda tiba di Indraprastha; melihat kedatangannya, Dharmanandana (Yudhiṣṭhira) pun dipenuhi rasa sukacita.

Word by Word

• सत्यभामासहचरः: the companion of Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामासहचरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा-सहचर (प्रातिपदिक; सत्यभामा + सहचर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सत्यभामायाः सहचरः)

• इन्द्रप्रस्थम्: to Indraprastha
• इन्द्रप्रस्थम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रप्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समाययौ: arrived/went
• समाययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आगतम्: arrived
• आगतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तम्)

• समालोक्य: having seen
• समालोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• प्रमोदात्: out of joy
• प्रमोदात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

• धर्मनन्दनः: Dharma’s delight/son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + नन्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपाधि (युधिष्ठिरः)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa arrives at Indraprastha with Satyabhāmā; the city gates and royal avenue frame the entry. Yudhiṣṭhira, seeing him, brightens with joy—hands raised in welcome, attendants preparing arghya and seats.

Characters & Entities

• Satyabhāmā
• Indraprastha
• Dharmanandana (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Kṛṣṇa (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Joy arises when dharmic allies unite—signaling auspiciousness for righteous undertakings like sacrifice and governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indraprastha is mentioned as the destination, though the tīrtha praise in this adhyāya centers on Lakṣmī-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it narrates arrival and the auspicious reception preceding ritual action.