Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कृष्णदर्शनसंजातपरमानन्दसंप्लुताः । ऊचुश्च वचनं गोप्यो मधुरं माधवं प्रति

Transliteration

kṛṣṇadarśanasaṃjātaparamānandasaṃplutāḥ | ūcuśca vacanaṃ gopyo madhuraṃ mādhavaṃ prati

Translation

Tràn ngập đại hoan lạc do được chiêm ngưỡng Kṛṣṇa, các gopī đã thốt lên những lời dịu ngọt dâng lên Mādhava.

Word by Word

• kṛṣṇadarśanasaṃjātaparamānandasaṃplutāḥ: immersed in supreme bliss born of seeing Krishna
• kṛṣṇadarśanasaṃjātaparamānandasaṃplutāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjāta (सम्-√jan + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpluta (सम्-√plu + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (कृष्णदर्शनात् संजातेन परमआनन्देन संप्लुताः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (agreeing with गोप्यः)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

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

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• gopyaḥ: the gopīs
• gopyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nominative plural)

• madhuram: sweet
• madhuram: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (agreeing with वचनम्)

• mādhavam: Mādhava (Krishna)
• mādhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• prati: towards/to
• prati: Sambandha (Directional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/कर्मप्रवचनीय (preposition: towards/with regard to)

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā / Māyā-saras vicinity

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa stands serene, radiant; the gopīs, eyes wide with bliss, hands in añjali, speak tenderly. The air is thick with devotion; lotuses and gentle light frame the moment.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Mādhava
• Gopīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord is itself a transformative grace, giving rise to paramānanda and devotional speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Dvārakā-kṣetra is implied, where Kṛṣṇa’s presence and darśana are celebrated in the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on darśana and heartfelt devotional expression.