Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । स्वागतं ते महाबाहो ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते । दर्शनेन त्वदीयेन प्रीतिमेति च मे मनः

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | svāgataṃ te mahābāho brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te | darśanena tvadīyena prītimeti ca me manaḥ

Translation

దుర్వాసుడు అన్నాడు—ఓ మహాబాహో! స్వాగతం. చెప్పు, నీకోసం నేను ఏమి చేయాలి? నీ దర్శనమాత్రంతోనే నా మనస్సు ఆనందిస్తుంది.

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Karma/Predicate (Object/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; आशीर्वाद/अभिनन्दनार्थकं नाम

• ते: to you / your
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th: genitive/dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः महा+बाहु (विशेषणपूर्वपद)

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• करवाणि: should I do
• करवाणि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दर्शनेन: by (your) sight/meeting
• दर्शनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्वदीयेन: your
• त्वदीयेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘दर्शनेन’

• प्रीतिम्: joy, affection
• प्रीतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एति: attains
• एति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrīkṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, radiant with ascetic energy, greets Kṛṣṇa with raised hand in blessing; Kṛṣṇa stands respectfully, mighty-armed, in a palace threshold scene with attendants holding water-pot and seat for the sage.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (addressed as mahābāhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy association and divine darśana naturally awaken joy; honoring guests and sages is a key aspect of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the narrative setting in this Māhātmya, presenting the city as a sacred arena for divine-sage encounters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the implicit dharma is reverent reception of a revered visitor.