Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तद्राजकुलमध्ये तु क्रीडमाना परस्परम् आयांतं नारदं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे विनयसंयुताः

Transliteration

tadrājakulamadhye tu krīḍamānā parasparam āyāṃtaṃ nāradaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve vinayasaṃyutāḥ

Translation

ఆ రాజకులమధ్య వారు పరస్పరం క్రీడించుచుండగా, వచ్చుచున్న నారదుని చూచి అందరూ వినయభక్తులతో నిండిపోయిరి.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र विशेषणरूपेण (that)

• राजकुलमध्ये: in the midst of the royal household
• राजकुलमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजकुल + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—राजकुलस्य मध्ये

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle)

• क्रीडमानाः: playing
• क्रीडमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परस्परम्: with one another
• परस्परम्: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्परम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परस्परक्रियावाचक (reciprocal adverb)

• आयान्तम्: coming; approaching
• आयान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-या (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारदम्: Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विनयसंयुताः: endowed with humility
• विनयसंयुताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—विनयेन संयुताः (endowed with humility)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī/Dvārakā (scene)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the bustling royal inner court, princes sport together; as Nārada approaches, their play pauses and transforms into composed reverence—hands folded, heads bowed, a shift from līlā to maryādā.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yādavas/royal household of Dvāravatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vinaya (humility) toward ṛṣis is upheld as a hallmark of dharma, especially for rulers and princes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it supports the backstory leading to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An ethical prescription by implication: greet and honor sages properly when they arrive.