Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

पुरतः कृष्णदेवस्य ह्यप्सरोभिः समन्विताः । ब्रह्मा च ब्रह्मपुत्राश्च ततः सेन्द्रा मरुद्गणाः

Transliteration

purataḥ kṛṣṇadevasya hyapsarobhiḥ samanvitāḥ | brahmā ca brahmaputrāśca tataḥ sendrā marudgaṇāḥ

Translation

ربِّ کریشن دیو کے سامنے، اپسراؤں کے ساتھ، برہما اور برہما کے پتر کھڑے تھے؛ اس کے بعد اندر کے ساتھ مرُدگن (مرُتوں کے لشکر) آئے۔

Word by Word

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: in front)

• कृष्णदेवस्य: of Lord Krishna
• कृष्णदेवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• अप्सरोभिः: with apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana (Instrument/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समन्विताः: accompanied
• समन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अनु + √इ (एति) + क्त (समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = accompanied/associated

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मपुत्राः: the sons of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ब्रह्मणः पुत्राः = sons of Brahmā

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• स-इन्द्राः: together with Indra
• स-इन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘स-’ = with; अर्थः: इन्द्रसहिताः

• मरुद्गणाः: the hosts of Maruts
• मरुद्गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; मरुतां गणाः = groups of Maruts

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Before Kṛṣṇa stands a layered celestial procession: apsarases in front, then Brahmā with his mind-born sons, followed by Indra and the Marut hosts; the space feels like a divine durbar in Dvārakā.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Apsarases
• Brahmā
• Brahmaputras
• Indra
• Maruts

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest cosmic beings honor the Lord—signaling His supreme worthiness of worship and the glory of His abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the stage for a universal congregation before Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction; it highlights the royal/cosmic protocol of standing before the Lord during worship.