Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

संप्राप्तस्तत्प्रसादोऽयं यद्द्रक्ष्यामः कुशस्थलीम् । पृच्छामहेऽधुना त्वां वै योगिनां परमं गुरुम्

Transliteration

saṃprāptastatprasādo'yaṃ yaddrakṣyāmaḥ kuśasthalīm | pṛcchāmahe'dhunā tvāṃ vai yogināṃ paramaṃ gurum

Translation

یہ فضل ہمیں حاصل ہوا کہ ہم کُشستھلی (دوارکا) کے درشن کریں گے۔ اس لیے اب ہم آپ سے سوال کرتے ہیں، اے یوگیوں کے برتر گرو۔

Word by Word

• संप्राप्तः: obtained, attained
• संप्राप्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; (प्रसादः) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तत्प्रसादः: that grace/favor
• तत्प्रसादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Anvaya-dyotaka (Deictic/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: that (the fact that)
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; सम्बन्धसूचक (यत्-तत्)

• द्रक्ष्यामः: we shall see
• द्रक्ष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Simple future, 1st person, Plural

• कुशस्थलीम्: Kuśasthalī (Dvārakā)
• कुशस्थलीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशस्थली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पृच्छामहे: we ask
• पृच्छामहे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 1st person, Plural, Ātmanepada

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — temporal adverb

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative, Singular (2nd person pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय — emphatic particle

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (गुरुम्)

• गुरुम्: teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Ṛṣis

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuśasthalī / Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims, having neared the sea-coast, speak with reverence to a yogic guru, expressing that by grace they will behold Kuśasthalī; the horizon suggests the ocean and the sacred city’s approach.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśasthalī
• Dvārakā
• Guru
• Yogins
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a mahā-kṣetra is seen as divine grace, and the proper response is humble inquiry from a realized teacher.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuśasthalī—identified in Purāṇic tradition with Dvārakā—is praised as a grace-bestowing sacred place worthy of darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it prescribes guru-upāsanā in practice—approaching and questioning a true teacher with reverence.