Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

यथा प्रेतत्वनिर्मुक्ता मम पूर्वपितामहाः । मुक्तिं प्रयांति देवेश तथा कुरु जगत्पते

Transliteration

yathā pretatvanirmuktā mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ | muktiṃ prayāṃti deveśa tathā kuru jagatpate

Translation

Wahai Penguasa para dewa, wahai Tuan alam semesta—jadikanlah nenek moyangku yang terdahulu, setelah bebas daripada keadaan preta, mencapai mokṣa, pembebasan.

Word by Word

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Upamā/Prakāra (Manner/उपमा-प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative/relative adverb: as/just as)

• pretatva-nirmuktāḥ: (those) freed from ghosthood
• pretatva-nirmuktāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pretatva (preta+tva) (प्रातिपदिक) + nirmukta (नि: + √muc, मुक्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्रेतत्वात् निर्मुक्ताः)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• pūrva-pitāmahāḥ: former/earlier grandfathers (ancestors)
• pūrva-pitāmahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural); समासः—कर्मधारयः (पूर्वे पितामहाः)

• muktim: liberation
• muktim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• prayānti: go/attain
• prayānti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• tathā: so, thus
• tathā: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative adverb: so/thus)

• kuru: do (it)
• kuru: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• jagatpate: O Lord of the world
• jagatpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagatpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular)

Speaker

A devotee/pilgrim supplicating to Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Jagatpati) within Dvārakā Māhātmya context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee beseeches Devēśa/Jagatpati (Hari) to free forefathers from preta-state; behind him, ancestral figures rise from shadow into light, moving toward a luminous path symbolizing mukti.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Deveśa
• Jagatpati
• pitāmaha (forefathers)
• mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can uplift even afflicted ancestors; heartfelt prayer aligns personal devotion with pitṛ-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā—where devotion to Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as especially potent for granting liberation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct supplication for pitṛ-mukti is made; the implied practice is devotional prayer in a tīrtha setting.