Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । वसिष्ठेनोदितं श्रुत्वा दिलीपो हृष्ट मानसः । द्वारकां क्षेत्रराजं तं ज्ञात्वा च विस्मयं ययौ

Transliteration

śrīprahlāda uvāca | vasiṣṭhenoditaṃ śrutvā dilīpo hṛṣṭa mānasaḥ | dvārakāṃ kṣetrarājaṃ taṃ jñātvā ca vismayaṃ yayau

Translation

Wika ni Śrī Prahlāda: Nang marinig ang itinuro ni Vasiṣṭha, si Dilīpa ay nagalak sa puso. At nang makilala niyang ang Dvārakā ang hari ng mga banal na pook, siya’y napuno ng pagkamangha.

Word by Word

• śrī-prahlādaḥ: the venerable Prahlāda
• śrī-prahlādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् प्रह्लादः)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• vasiṣṭhena: by Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhena: Karaṇa/Agent (Instrument/agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• uditam: spoken
• uditam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud + i (धातु) → udita (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘उदितम्’ = ‘uttered/said’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) → śrutvā (क्त्वा/absolutive)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• dilīpaḥ: Dilīpa
• dilīpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dilīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mānasaḥ: (with) mind
• mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हृष्टमानसः’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः (but written separate)

• dvārakām: Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṣetra-rājam: king of sacred places
• kṣetra-rājam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्राणां राजा)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñā (धातु) → jñātvā (क्त्वा/absolutive)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination conjunction)

• vismayam: wonder, astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yayau: went, proceeded
• yayau: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha instructs King Dilīpa; Dilīpa’s face brightens with joy and wonder as he realizes Dvārakā’s supremacy among kṣetras.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Vasiṣṭha
• Dilīpa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing the greatness of a holy place from a realized teacher awakens faith, joy, and reverent wonder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is acclaimed as kṣetra-rāja, the foremost among sacred places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it records the devotional and emotional fruit of hearing the māhātmya.