Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । भगवन्यथा प्रब्रवीषि विप्र कर्तास्मि तत्तथा । त्वया कृपालुना ब्रह्मन्पारितोऽहं सबांधवः

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | bhagavanyathā prabravīṣi vipra kartāsmi tattathā | tvayā kṛpālunā brahmanpārito'haṃ sabāṃdhavaḥ

Translation

శ్రీకృష్ణుడు అన్నాడు—హే భగవన్ విప్రా! మీరు ఎలా ఆజ్ఞాపిస్తారో అలాగే నేను చేస్తాను. హే బ్రహ్మన్! మీ కరుణవల్ల నేను బంధువులతో కూడ రక్షింపబడి పోషింపబడుతున్నాను.

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्री + कृष्ण (कर्मधारय)

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

• भगवन्: O Lord / O venerable one
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थक (adverb: 'as, just as')

• प्रब्रवीषि: you say / you speak forth
• प्रब्रवीषि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• कर्ता: doer / one who will do
• कर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (adverb: 'thus, so')

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृपालुना: compassionate
• कृपालुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying त्वया)

• ब्रह्मन्: O brāhman
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• पारितः: protected / saved
• पारितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + तॄ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सबान्धवः: together with (my) relatives
• सबान्धवः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—स(सह) + बान्धव (अव्ययीभाव: 'with relatives')

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Durvāsā (addressed as bhagavan/vipra/brahman)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa addresses Durvāsā with folded hands, calm and obedient, promising to do as commanded; the queen stands beside, mirroring composure; the sage’s austerity contrasts with Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Durvāsā
• Bāndhava (kinsmen/associates, implied Yādavas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respecting the holy and complying with righteous instruction is itself protective; humility is presented as the Lord’s own teaching-by-example.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the Māhātmya setting, portraying the city as a place where brāhmaṇa-honor and dharma are upheld.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it emphasizes brāhmaṇa-respect and obedience as dharmic conduct.