Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्र चेष्टां प्रकुर्वाणो हसते जल्पतेऽपि वा । मुक्तं तेन परं मातुर्योनियंत्रस्य निर्गमम्

Transliteration

tatra ceṣṭāṃ prakurvāṇo hasate jalpate'pi vā | muktaṃ tena paraṃ māturyoniyaṃtrasya nirgamam

Translation

Doon, kahit gumawa lamang ng mga kilos, tumawa, o magsalita, sa pamamagitan ng gayong debosyonal na pakikibahagi ay napapalaya siya sa gapos ng paglabas-muling pagpasok sa sinapupunan ng ina—pagkaligtas sa paulit-ulit na kapanganakan.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of place)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• चेष्टाम्: movement/gesture/activity
• चेष्टाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• प्रकुर्वाणः: doing/performing
• प्रकुर्वाणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• हसते: laughs
• हसते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• जल्पते: talks/prattles
• जल्पते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जल्प् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावन/अपि=also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पबोधक/disjunctive particle)

• मुक्तम्: released/freed
• मुक्तम्: Kriya (Result/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• परम्: supreme/ultimate
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• योनि-यन्त्रस्य: of the womb-apparatus/uterine enclosure
• योनि-यन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• निर्गमम्: exit/emergence
• निर्गमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; likely Sūta in Purāṇic frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nara-īśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a devotional crowd at Dvārakā, people gesture, laugh, and speak in joyful participation around Kṛṣṇa’s worship—yet the scene is suffused with a quiet undertone of liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (context)
• Saṁsāra (implied)
• Yoni (womb)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even imperfect yet heartfelt participation in the Lord’s worship can become a cause for liberation from rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa-centered worship is described as mokṣa-bestowing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Participating expressively in the worship setting—gestures, speech, and responsive devotion—without reserve.