Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । पूजयेद्गणनाथं तं रुक्मिणं रुक्मभूषितम् । दुर्वाससं च कृष्णं च बलभद्रं च भक्तितः

Transliteration

śrīprahlāda uvāca | pūjayedgaṇanāthaṃ taṃ rukmiṇaṃ rukmabhūṣitam | durvāsasaṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca balabhadraṃ ca bhaktitaḥ

Translation

သီရိ ပရဟ္လာဒ မိန့်တော်မူသည်– «ဘက္တိဖြင့် ဂဏနာထ (Gaṇanātha) ကိုလည်းကောင်း၊ ရွက်မီ (Rukmī) ကို ရွှေတန်ဆာဖြင့် တန်ဆာဆင်ထားသကဲ့သို့လည်းကောင်း၊ ထို့ပြင် ဒုర్వာသ (Durvāsas)၊ ကృష్ణ (Kṛṣṇa) နှင့် ဘလဘဒြ (Balabhadra) ကိုလည်း ပူဇော်ရမည်»။

Word by Word

• श्रीप्रह्लादः: Śrī Prahlāda
• श्रीप्रह्लादः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् प्रह्लादः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• गणनाथम्: Gaṇeśa (lord of hosts)
• गणनाथम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नाथ (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणानां नाथः)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• रुक्मिणम्: the golden one
• रुक्मिणम्: Karman (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• रुक्मभूषितम्: adorned with gold
• रुक्मभूषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुक्म + भूषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भूष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (रुक्मेण भूषितः)

• दुर्वाससम्: Durvāsā
• दुर्वाससम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle)

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle)

• बलभद्रम्: Balabhadra (Balarāma)
• बलभद्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + भद्र (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle)

• भक्तितः: with devotion/devoutly
• भक्तितः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त/ablatival adverb: -तः)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda, seated in a calm assembly, instructs pilgrims to worship Gaṇanātha and then Kṛṣṇa with Balabhadra; nearby stand symbolic figures—Rukmī glittering with gold ornaments and the austere sage Durvāsas—framing Dvārakā’s temple skyline and sea-horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Gaṇanātha
• Rukmī
• Durvāsas
• Kṛṣṇa
• Balabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expressed through proper worship of revered deities and sages is upheld as a direct means to auspiciousness in sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Prahlāda’s guidance frames a devotional map of worship connected to Kṛṣṇa’s sacred realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional injunction to worship Gaṇanātha and honor associated figures (Rukmī, Durvāsas, Kṛṣṇa, Balabhadra) with bhakti.