Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

आतपत्रैर्वृतं मूर्ध्नि संवृतं वृष्णिपुंगवैः । संस्तुतं बंदिमुख्यैश्च गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः

Transliteration

ātapatrairvṛtaṃ mūrdhni saṃvṛtaṃ vṛṣṇipuṃgavaiḥ | saṃstutaṃ baṃdimukhyaiśca gītavāditranisvanaiḥ

Translation

Trên đầu Ngài có lọng vương giả che phủ; Ngài được các bậc ưu tú trong dòng Vṛṣṇi vây quanh, và được những thi nhân cung đình tán dương giữa âm vang ca khúc và nhạc khí.

Word by Word

• आतपत्रैः: with parasols
• आतपत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• वृतम्: covered / shaded
• वृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Kṛṣṇa)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• संवृतम्: surrounded
• संवृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वृष्णिपुङ्गवैः: by the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis
• वृष्णिपुङ्गवैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• संस्तुतम्: praised
• संस्तुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• बन्दिमुख्यैः: by chief bards
• बन्दिमुख्यैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्दि + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

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

• गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः: with sounds of songs and musical instruments
• गीतवादित्रनिस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + वादित्र + निस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समाहारद्वन्द्वार्थे (collective: sounds of singing and instruments)

Speaker

Prahlāda (narrator, as indicated in the passage context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial procession: parasols held over Kṛṣṇa’s head, Vṛṣṇi leaders surrounding him, chief bards praising, and the air filled with song and instrument resonance.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣṇis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public praise, music, and remembrance of the Lord are presented as noble forms of devotion that sanctify a sacred city.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the Lord’s city, portrayed as a place where devotion is expressed through royal honor and kīrtana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; devotional praising (stuti) with song and instruments is highlighted.