Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

संप्राप्तास्तास्ततः सर्वास्तीरे मयसरस्य च । प्रणिपत्योद्धवः प्राह गोपिकाः कृष्णदेवताः

Transliteration

saṃprāptāstāstataḥ sarvāstīre mayasarasya ca | praṇipatyoddhavaḥ prāha gopikāḥ kṛṣṇadevatāḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ tất cả đều đến bờ hồ Mayasaras. Uddhava cúi lạy rồi thưa với các gopī, những người lấy Kṛṣṇa làm Thần chủ của lòng mình.

Word by Word

• संप्राप्ताः: having arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्राप्त (कृदन्त; सम्+√प्राप् धातु, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agreeing with ‘ताः/सर्वाः’ (गोप्यः)

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Pronoun

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Desha/Krama (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereafter)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective to ‘ताः/गोप्यः’

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• मयसरस्य: of the lake of Maya
• मयसरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मय + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र+नि+√पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bowed down’

• उद्धवः: Uddhava
• उद्धवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• गोपिकाः: to the gopīs
• गोपिकाः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (object of ‘प्राह’)

• कृष्णदेवताः: whose deity is Kṛṣṇa; devoted to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णदेवताः: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘कृष्णः देवता यस्याः’ इति (कृष्णदेवता) as qualifier of ‘गोपिकाः’

Speaker

Narrator (Uddhava begins speaking within the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mayasaras

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the lakebank, the group gathers; Uddhava bows, then addresses the gopīs. The water is calm, reflecting sky and trees, suggesting purity and readiness for counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Mayasaras
• Uddhava
• Gopikāḥ
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotees are defined by iṣṭa-niṣṭhā—single-minded refuge in the Lord—while humility (praṇāma) sanctifies sacred dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mayasaras, a sacred lake/pond in the Dvārakā sacred landscape, is named as a significant spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prostration (praṇipāta) is described as Uddhava approaches; no explicit bathing/charity is stated in this verse.