Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

कृष्णवेश्मनि यः कुर्य्यात्सधूपं पुष्पमंडपम् । सपुष्पकविमानैस्तु क्रीडते कोटिभिर्द्दिवि

Transliteration

kṛṣṇaveśmani yaḥ kuryyātsadhūpaṃ puṣpamaṃḍapam | sapuṣpakavimānaistu krīḍate koṭibhirddivi

Translation

Sinumang sa tahanan ni Kṛṣṇa ay gumawa ng isang bulaklak na mandapa na may kasamang insenso, ay maglalaro sa langit sa gitna ng napakaraming vimāna ng mga diyos na pinalamutian ng mga bulaklak.

Word by Word

• कृष्णवेश्मनि: in Krishna’s house/temple
• कृष्णवेश्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य वेश्म)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सधूपम्: with incense
• सधूपम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘मण्डपम्’)

• पुष्पमण्डपम्: a flower pavilion
• पुष्पमण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणां मण्डपः)

• सपुष्पकविमानैः: with Pushpaka aerial chariots
• सपुष्पकविमानैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स- पुष्पक-विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण-समास (पुष्पकविमानैः सह)

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• क्रीडते: plays; sports; enjoys
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कोटिभिः: with crores (of them)
• कोटिभिः: Karana (Accompaniment/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative adverbial use)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside Kṛṣṇa’s residence, devotees raise a fragrant flower pavilion; incense curls upward; above, the sky opens to countless flower-decked vimānas where the merit-bearer sports in divine gardens.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beautifying sacred space for God is a powerful bhakti-act that yields exalted joy and honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā—service performed in Kṛṣṇa’s veśman (abode/temple) is extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing a puṣpa-maṇḍapa (flower pavilion) and offering dhūpa (incense) in Kṛṣṇa’s residence.