Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

दुर्वासाश्चापि तौ दृष्ट्वा दर्शनार्थमुपागतौ । पप्रच्छ कुशलं तत्र स्वागतेनाभिनंद्य च

Transliteration

durvāsāścāpi tau dṛṣṭvā darśanārthamupāgatau | papraccha kuśalaṃ tatra svāgatenābhinaṃdya ca

Translation

Durvāsā também, ao ver os dois chegarem para o seu darśana, acolheu-os ali com boas-vindas, honrou sua chegada e perguntou pelo bem-estar deles.

Word by Word

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā (sage)
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• दर्शनार्थम्: for the purpose of seeing
• दर्शनार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दर्शनस्य अर्थः)

• उपागतौ: (they) arrived
• उपागतौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; ‘having come/arrived’ (used predicatively)

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• पप्रच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुशलम्: welfare, well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘well-being’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्वागतेन: with a welcome
• स्वागतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘with welcome/greeting’

• अभिनन्द्य: having greeted
• अभिनन्द्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having greeted/commended’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Durvāsā-āśrama (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, composed yet powerful, welcomes Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī with a gesture of greeting; the couple stands respectfully; simple āśrama setting with kusa grass seats and river nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Kṛṣṇa
• Rukmiṇī
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is mutual: devotees honor sages, and sages respond with blessing-like goodwill and courteous inquiry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the narrative backdrop, portrayed as a sacred realm where saintly encounters occur naturally.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the verse highlights svāgata (welcoming) and kuśala-praśna (inquiring welfare) as dharmic conduct.