Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । श्रूयतां द्विजशार्दूला महामोहविनाशनम् । द्वारकायाश्च माहात्म्यं गोमतीकृष्णसन्निधौ

Transliteration

śrīprahlāda uvāca | śrūyatāṃ dvijaśārdūlā mahāmohavināśanam | dvārakāyāśca māhātmyaṃ gomatīkṛṣṇasannidhau

Translation

శ్రీప్రహ్లాదుడు పలికెను—ఓ ద్విజశార్దూలులారా, వినుడి: మహామోహనాశకమైన ద్వారకా మహాత్మ్యం, గోమతి మరియు శ్రీకృష్ణ సన్నిధిలో.

Word by Word

• śrīprahlādaḥ: Śrī Prahlāda
• śrīprahlādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + प्रह्लाद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• śrūyatām: let it be heard / please listen
• śrūyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• dvijaśārdūlāḥ: O tiger-like Brahmins
• dvijaśārdūlāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija-śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + शार्दूल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mahāmohavināśanam: destroyer of great delusion
• mahāmohavināśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-moha-vināśana (प्रातिपदिक; महा + मोह + विनाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• dvārakāyāḥ: of Dvārakā
• dvārakāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• māhātmyam: the greatness (glory)
• māhātmyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• gomatīkṛṣṇasannidhau: in the presence of (the rivers) Gomatī and Kṛṣṇa
• gomatīkṛṣṇasannidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomatī-kṛṣṇa-sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक; गोमती + कृष्ण + सन्निधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī-Kṛṣṇa-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda, radiant and composed, addresses an assembly of brāhmaṇas on the banks of the Gomati; behind him rises Dvārakā’s temple skyline and the suggestion of Kṛṣṇa’s presence as a luminous aura.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Dvārakā
• Gomatī
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing the kṣetra-māhātmya with faith dispels delusion and strengthens bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, particularly in relation to the Gomati and the presence of Kṛṣṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa—devout listening to the māhātmya (sacred account) of Dvārakā.