Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

यो दद्यान्मण्डपे पुष्पप्रकरं रुक्मिणीपतेः । देवोद्यानेषु सर्वेषु क्रीडते नरनायकैः

Transliteration

yo dadyānmaṇḍape puṣpaprakaraṃ rukmiṇīpateḥ | devodyāneṣu sarveṣu krīḍate naranāyakaiḥ

Translation

جو کوئی رُکمِنی پتی کے منڈپ میں پھولوں کا ڈھیر نذر کرے، وہ تمام دیوی باغوں میں انسانوں کے شریف سرداروں کی معیت میں کھیلتا اور بہلتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• maṇḍape: in a pavilion
• maṇḍape: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• puṣpa-prakaram: a heap/collection of flowers
• puṣpa-prakaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + prakara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• rukmiṇī-pateḥ: of the lord of Rukmiṇī (Kṛṣṇa)
• rukmiṇī-pateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• deva-udyāneṣu: in divine gardens
• deva-udyāneṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + udyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying)

• krīḍate: plays/sports
• krīḍate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krīḍ (धा॒तु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• nara-nāyakaiḥ: with leaders of men (human chiefs)
• nara-nāyakaiḥ: Sahakari/Instrument (Association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a pillared pavilion, a devotee places a large heap of blossoms before Kṛṣṇa as Rukmiṇīpati; the scene transitions to celestial gardens (nandana-like) where the devotee strolls with noble human leaders, honored as an equal.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa (Rukmiṇīpati)
• Maṇḍapa
• Devodyāna (divine gardens)
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple offerings made with devotion—like flowers—become a direct means to divine joy and elevated companionship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Dvārakā-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Puṣpa-prakara-dāna: offering heaps of flowers in the temple pavilion for Kṛṣṇa (Rukmiṇīpati).