Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

नवनीतं घृतं छत्रं कंबलाजिनमेव च । भवतीभिः समं यस्मात्संजातं मम दर्शनम् । आगंतव्यं मया तस्मात्सदा ह्यस्मिञ्जलाशये

Transliteration

navanītaṃ ghṛtaṃ chatraṃ kaṃbalājinameva ca | bhavatībhiḥ samaṃ yasmātsaṃjātaṃ mama darśanam | āgaṃtavyaṃ mayā tasmātsadā hyasmiñjalāśaye

Translation

Bơ (navanīta), bơ tinh luyện (ghṛta), dù che, chăn mền và cả da nai—đều nên dâng cúng. Vì tại hồ nước này, cùng với các ngươi, ta đã hiển lộ tướng thấy cát tường của ta; bởi thế ta sẽ luôn đến chính hồ này.

Word by Word

• navanītam: fresh butter
• navanītam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: navanīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• ghṛtam: ghee
• ghṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• chatram: umbrella
• chatram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• kaṃbalājinam: blanket and deerskin
• kaṃbalājinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃbala (प्रातिपदिक) + ajina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (कंबल+अजिन), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhavatībhiḥ: by/with you ladies
• bhavatībhiḥ: Sahakāraka (Instrument/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavatī (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (feminine, instrumental plural)

• samam: together
• samam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत् (adverbial use: 'together/equally')

• yasmāt: from which/because
• yasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yasmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative singular)

• saṃjātam: arisen/occurred
• saṃjātam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√jan (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (past participle: 'arisen')

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• darśanam: appearance/vision
• darśanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• āgantavyam: should be come/you should come
• āgantavyam: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicative: 'to be come/should come')

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative singular: 'therefore/from that')

• sadā: always
• sadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• jalāśaye: in the lake/reservoir
• jalāśaye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जलस्य आशयः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māyā-saras

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine figure recalls an auspicious vision at a lotus-filled lake with companions (‘with you’), declaring continual return; devotees present butter, ghee, umbrella, blankets, and deer-skin on a clean cloth near the water.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Jalāśaya (sacred lake)
• Navanīta
• Ghṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s repeated return sanctifies the site, and devotees honor that sanctity through fitting gifts (dāna) and offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred jalāśaya (lake) identified in the chapter as Mayasya-saras/Mayatīrtha in Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering items such as butter, ghee, umbrella, blanket, and deer-skin as part of the tīrtha observance.