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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा कृष्णालयं पुण्यं मुहुर्मुहुः प्रहर्षिताः । जय शब्दैर्नमःशब्दैर्गर्जंतो हरिनामभिः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇālayaṃ puṇyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ praharṣitāḥ | jaya śabdairnamaḥśabdairgarjaṃto harināmabhiḥ

Translation

Nang masilayan nila ang banal na tahanan ni Kṛṣṇa, muli’t muli silang napuspos ng galak—umuugong sa sigaw na “Jaya!” at “Namo!”, at malakas na inaawit ang mga pangalan ni Hari.

Word by Word
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त, अव्ययभाव)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’
कृष्णालयम्Kṛṣṇa’s abode/temple
कृष्णालयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण + आलय (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
पुण्यम्holy
पुण्यम्:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
मुहुःagain and again
मुहुः:
Sambandha (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: repeatedly)
मुहुःagain and again
मुहुः:
Sambandha (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (पुनरुक्ति द्वारा आवृत्तिः)
प्रहर्षिताःdelighted, thrilled
प्रहर्षिताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + हृष् (धातु) → प्रहर्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (they became delighted)
जय‘victory!’ (cry)
जय:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootजय (प्रातिपदिक/उद्गार)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचनार्थे ‘जय-शब्दैः’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद (as a cry ‘jaya’)
शब्दैःwith words/cries
शब्दैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
नमः‘salutation!’
नमः:
Sambandha (Quoted cry)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमः (अव्यय/उद्गार)
Formअव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutation particle)
शब्दैःwith words/cries
शब्दैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
गर्जन्तःshouting, roaring
गर्जन्तः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootगर्ज् (धातु) → गर्जन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानाधिकरण (roaring/shouting)
हरिनामभिःwith the names of Hari
हरिनामभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘हरिनाम’ = हरिणः नाम (names of Hari)
Speaker

Narrator (contextual; describing the devotees/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā / Kṛṣṇālaya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of sages/pilgrims beholding a radiant Kṛṣṇa shrine; hands raised in ‘Jaya!’ and folded in ‘Namaḥ’; the air filled with Hari-nāma as if thunderous yet devotional.

Characters & Entities
K
Kṛṣṇa
H
Hari
K
Kṛṣṇālaya
D
Dvārakā

FAQs

Darśana of the Lord’s abode naturally awakens bhakti expressed through praise, salutations, and nāma-kīrtana.

Dvārakā—specifically the puṇya ‘Kṛṣṇālaya’ (Kṛṣṇa’s sacred abode/temple).

Vocal devotion: chanting Hari’s names and offering salutations (‘namaḥ’) while celebrating (‘jaya’).

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