Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । भवतीनां मया सार्द्धं सञ्जातमत्र दर्शनम् । तस्मान्मया सदा ह्यत्र स्नातव्यं नियमेन हि

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | bhavatīnāṃ mayā sārddhaṃ sañjātamatra darśanam | tasmānmayā sadā hyatra snātavyaṃ niyamena hi

Translation

พระศรีกฤษณะตรัสว่า: “ณ ที่นี้ เราได้ประสบทัศนะอันเป็นมงคลร่วมกับพวกเธอ ดังนั้น เราจึงควรอาบน้ำ ณ ที่นี้เสมอ โดยรักษานิยมและความสำรวมตามกฎ”

Word by Word

• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• bhavatīnām: of you (ladies)
• bhavatīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavatī (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mayā: by me / with me
• mayā: Sahakari/Agent-instrument (कर्ता-सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with, together with)

• sañjātam: has occurred, has arisen
• sañjātam: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√jan (जन्) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) (agreeing with darśanam)

• atra: here
• atra: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• darśanam: the sight/meeting (darśana)
• darśanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• atra: here
• atra: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• snātavyam: must be bathed (I must bathe)
• snātavyam: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √snā (स्ना) + तव्यत् (तव्य)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘(मया) स्नातव्यम्’ = I must bathe

• niyamena: by rule, with observance
• niyamena: Karana (Manner/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mayatīrtha (implied)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa speaks softly, indicating the lake; his expression is serene, as if the place holds a cherished remembrance of meeting the gopīs.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the Lord honors sacred places through disciplined practice, teaching that tīrtha-merit is approached with niyama (restraint) and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage points to a Dvārakā tīrtha associated with “Mayasya-saras/Mayatīrtha,” discussed in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular bathing (snāna) at the site with observance of rules (niyama).