Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति लोकेस्मिन्नेष गोपालनंदनः । नाम्ना श्रीकर इत्युच्चैर्लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यति

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti lokesminneṣa gopālanaṃdanaḥ | nāmnā śrīkara ityuccairloke khyātiṃ gamiṣyati

Translation

آج سے اس دنیا میں یہ گوالے کا بیٹا ‘شری کر’ کے نام سے بلند آواز کے ساتھ لوگوں میں مشہور ہو جائے گا۔

Word by Word

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य-प्रभृति (अव्यय); अद्य + प्रभृति
• Form: कालवाचक अव्ययीभाव-समास (from today onwards)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गोपालनन्दनः: son of the cowherd
• गोपालनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपाल-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक); गोपाल + नन्दन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘गोपालस्य नन्दनः’)

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘नाम्ना’ (by name)

• श्रीकरः: Śrīkara (giver of prosperity)
• श्रीकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-कर (प्रातिपदिक); श्री + कर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘श्रियाः करः’ = giver of prosperity)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उच्चैः: loudly, openly
• उच्चैः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: loudly/highly)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• ख्यातिम्: fame, renown
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गमिष्यति: will attain/go to
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Hanūmān

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇḍavā-sara (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blessing scene: elders/ṛṣi proclaim the boy’s new name ‘Śrīkara’; the boy stands humbly with folded hands; a Śiva shrine and lake remain in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Śrīkara (epithet/name)
• Gopāla-nandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine blessing can transform a humble devotee into a celebrated exemplar, spreading dharma through reputation and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the larger narrative centers on Maṇḍavā-saras and the greatness of Pradoṣa-time Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a naming/blessing statement that follows the account of Śiva worship and its fruits.