Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

भगवानपि गोविंद उद्धवेन समन्वितः । विसृज्य गोपिकाः कृष्णः स्वकं मंदिरमाविशत्

Transliteration

bhagavānapi goviṃda uddhavena samanvitaḥ | visṛjya gopikāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ svakaṃ maṃdiramāviśat

Translation

ଭଗବାନ ଗୋବିନ୍ଦ ମଧ୍ୟ ଉଦ୍ଧବଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଥିଲେ; ଗୋପୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିଦାୟ ଦେଇ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ନିଜ ମନ୍ଦିରକୁ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• गोविन्दः: Govinda
• गोविन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (apposition to ‘bhagavān’)

• उद्धवेन: with Uddhava
• उद्धवेन: Sahakāraka (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• समन्वितः: accompanied; attended
• समन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अनु + √इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle: ‘endowed/attended’)

• विसृज्य: having dismissed; having sent away
• विसृज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + √सृज् (धातु) + त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• गोपिकाः: the Gopīs
• गोपिकाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (apposition to ‘bhagavān/govinda’)

• स्वकम्: his own
• स्वकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (qualifying ‘mandiram’)

• मन्दिरम्: palace; abode
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आविशत्: entered
• आविशत्: Kriyā (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, with Uddhava at His side, turns from the departing gopīs and steps through the palace-temple doorway into His private abode; attendants hold lamps; the sea glimmers beyond the city walls.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava
• Gopikāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s līlā unfolds within sacred geography; devotees receive instruction and then return to their duties, while the Lord remains sovereign in His abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā and its sacred setting (mandira/abode), within the broader Gopīsara tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a narrative transition noting accompaniment by Uddhava and departure of the gopīs.