Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

गीता नामसहस्रं तु स्तवराजो ह्यनुस्मृतिः । गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं चैव कृष्णस्यातीव वल्लभम्

Transliteration

gītā nāmasahasraṃ tu stavarājo hyanusmṛtiḥ | gajendramokṣaṇaṃ caiva kṛṣṇasyātīva vallabham

Translation

Ang Gītā, ang Nāma-sahasra (Isang Libong Pangalan), ang Stavarāja (Hari ng mga Himno), ang anusmṛti (banal na pag-alaala), at ang salaysay ng paglaya ni Gajendra—ang mga ito’y lubhang minamahal ni Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• gītā: the Gītā
• gītā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma-sahasram: the thousand names (lit. a thousand of names)
• nāma-sahasram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘नाम्नां सहस्रम्’

• tu: indeed / and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• stava-rājaḥ: the king of hymns
• stava-rājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘स्तवानां राजा’

• hi: indeed / for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• anusmṛtiḥ: recollection / remembrance
• anusmṛtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anusmṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• gajendra-mokṣaṇam: the deliverance of Gajendra
• gajendra-mokṣaṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gajendra (प्रातिपदिक) + mokṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गजेन्द्रस्य मोक्षणम्’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• eva: certainly / just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• kṛṣṇasya: of Krishna
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• atīva: exceedingly
• atīva: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vallabham: dear / beloved
• vallabham: Visheshya-Visheshana (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vallabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/devotees seeking what is ‘dear to Kṛṣṇa’

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau showing five panels: (1) Arjuna receiving Gītā from Kṛṣṇa, (2) a devotee chanting Sahasranāma with mālā, (3) a singer offering Stavarāja before the deity, (4) a meditator in anusmṛti, (5) Gajendra raising a lotus as Viṣṇu arrives on Garuḍa—unified by Kṛṣṇa’s approving gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Gītā
• Nāmasahasra
• Stavarāja
• Gajendra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Choosing beloved devotional texts and remembrance practices deepens intimacy with Kṛṣṇa and strengthens bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, within whose Māhātmya these preferred recitations are recommended.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of the Gītā, nāmasahasra, eminent stotras, remembrance, and reading/hearing Gajendra-mokṣaṇa.