Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि बलभद्रं सुरेश्वरम् । सुभद्रां च तथा कृष्णं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi balabhadraṃ sureśvaram | subhadrāṃ ca tathā kṛṣṇaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାଦେବୀ! ତାପରେ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ଅଧିପତି ବଳଭଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ; ଏବଂ ସୁଭଦ୍ରାଙ୍କୁ, ସର୍ବ ପାପନାଶକ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦର୍ଶନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (the Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः (adverb of sequence)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-devī (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• balabhadram: Balabhadra
• balabhadram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• sureśvaram: lord of the gods
• sureśvaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sura-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of balabhadra)

• subhadrām: Subhadrā
• subhadrām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: subhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः (adverb: likewise)

• kṛṣṇam: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• sarvapātakanāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarvapātakanāśanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-pātaka-nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पातक + नाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of kṛṣṇa)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (darśana of Balabhadra–Subhadrā–Kṛṣṇa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Pārvatī; in the background, a pilgrimage path leads to three sancta: Balabhadra with plough, Subhadrā between, and Kṛṣṇa with flute/discus symbolism; pilgrims walk with offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Mahādevī
• Balabhadra
• Subhadrā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and darśana of revered deities is upheld as a dharmic means for purification and renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the broader sacred setting; the verse points to visiting the presences of Balabhadra, Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescription to ‘go’ (gacchet)—i.e., undertake pilgrimage/visit for darśana and worship.