Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । भवतीनां वियोगो मे न हि सर्वात्मना क्वचित् । वसामि हृदये शश्वद्भूतानामविशेषतः

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | bhavatīnāṃ viyogo me na hi sarvātmanā kvacit | vasāmi hṛdaye śaśvadbhūtānāmaviśeṣataḥ

Translation

Đức Thế Tôn phán: “Giữa các nàng và Ta không bao giờ có sự lìa xa trọn vẹn, vào bất cứ lúc nào. Ta hằng ngự trong trái tim của mọi loài hữu tình, không phân biệt.”

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (Speaker/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine; कर्मधारयः — ‘the venerable Lord’

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular perfect

• bhavatīnām: of you (ladies)
• bhavatīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन — Genitive plural feminine (honorific ‘you ladies’)

• viyogaḥ: separation
• viyogaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine

• me: of me / from me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive singular pronoun

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negation particle

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय — emphatic/indeed particle

• sarvātmanā: entirely
• sarvātmanā: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् तृतीया-एकवचन — Instrumental singular used adverbially (‘entirely/wholly’); समासभावः (सर्वेण आत्मना)

• kvacit: at any time/anywhere
• kvacit: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देश-अव्यय — indeclinable ‘ever/anywhere’

• vasāmi: I dwell
• vasāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — 1st person singular present; परस्मैपद

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — Locative singular neuter

• śaśvat: always
• śaśvat: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śaśvat (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय — indeclinable ‘always’

• bhūtānām: of beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन — Genitive plural neuter

• aviśeṣataḥ: without distinction
• aviśeṣataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय — adverb ‘without distinction’

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: gopīs

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, intimate composition: Kṛṣṇa speaks with compassionate eyes; a subtle glow emanates from his chest/heart region, mirrored as small heart-lotuses in the gopīs, symbolizing indwelling presence.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhagavān
• all beings (bhūta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True separation from the Lord is impossible because He abides within the heart of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Dvārakā within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Dvārakā-māhātmya, though this verse emphasizes inner realization more than a specific tirtha rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is contemplative—recognizing the Lord’s constant indwelling presence.