Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

पुण्यं भागवतं स्कांदपुराणं दयितं हरेः । माधुरं बालचरितं गोपीनां चरितं तथा

Transliteration

puṇyaṃ bhāgavataṃ skāṃdapurāṇaṃ dayitaṃ hareḥ | mādhuraṃ bālacaritaṃ gopīnāṃ caritaṃ tathā

Translation

Ang banal na Bhāgavata, ang Skanda Purāṇa na minamahal ni Hari, at ang matatamis na salaysay ng Kanyang kabataan, gayundin ang mga kuwento ng mga gopī (ay nararapat ding basahin sa pagbabantay na iyon).

Word by Word

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• भागवतम्: the Bhāgavata (Purāṇa/text)
• भागवतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• स्कान्दपुराणम्: the Skanda Purāṇa
• स्कान्दपुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कान्द + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): स्कान्दस्य पुराणम्

• दयितम्: beloved, dear
• दयितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• माधुरम्: sweet, charming
• माधुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• बालचरितम्: the childhood exploits
• बालचरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: बालस्य चरितम् (childhood deeds)

• गोपीनाम्: of the gopīs
• गोपीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• चरितम्: deeds, narrative
• चरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चय/उपपद (adverb/conjunctive: 'also, likewise')

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from discourse continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night vigil where a reciter reads Bhāgavata and Skanda Purāṇa; behind, vignette-like panels show Kṛṣṇa’s bāla-līlā (butter theft) and gopī scenes, all framed as sacred remembrance.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāgavata Purāṇa
• Skanda Purāṇa
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Gopīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Listening to and reciting Hari’s sacred narratives (Hari-kathā) is itself a purifying act and a central limb of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where scriptural reading about Hari is recommended for the Dvādaśī vigil.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reciting/reading the Bhāgavata, the Skanda Purāṇa, Krishna’s bāla-carita, and gopī narratives during the night observance.