Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अत्र कृत्वा तपो घोरं कृष्णेनामिततेजसा । प्राप्तं सुदर्शनं चक्रं सर्वदैत्यान्तकारकम्

Transliteration

atra kṛtvā tapo ghoraṃ kṛṣṇenāmitatejasā | prāptaṃ sudarśanaṃ cakraṃ sarvadaityāntakārakam

Translation

ณ ที่นี้ พระกฤษณะผู้มีรัศมีหาประมาณมิได้ ได้บำเพ็ญตบะอันดุเดือด แล้วได้รับจักรสุทรรศนะ ผู้ทำลายอสูรทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अमिततेजसा: of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—अमितं तेजः यस्य सः इति बहुव्रीहिः (अमिततेजस्) तस्य तृतीया; विशेषणम् (कृष्णस्य)

• प्राप्तम्: was obtained
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarshana (beautiful to behold)
• सुदर्शनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सुन्दरं दर्शनं यस्य/यत् इति कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (चक्रस्य)

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karta (Grammatical subject of passive/कर्ता-समान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वदैत्यान्तकारकम्: causing the destruction of all demons
• सर्वदैत्यान्तकारकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + दैत्य + अन्त + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां दैत्यानां अन्तं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः) विशेषणम् (चक्रस्य)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuation of the same discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, radiant and austere, performs ghora tapas at a sacred spot; the Sudarśana cakra manifests as a blazing, spinning disc of light, symbolizing the end of daitya terror.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Sudarśana Cakra
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest divine powers are portrayed as fruits of tapas, highlighting austerity as a purifier and empowerer.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ refers to the Ratneśvara/Ratnakuṇḍa locale within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse narrates a precedent: Kṛṣṇa performed ghora-tapas at this site.