Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । साधुसाधु महाभाग प्रह्लादा सुरसत्तम । येन नः कलिमध्ये तु दर्शितो भगवान्हरिः

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | sādhusādhu mahābhāga prahlādā surasattama | yena naḥ kalimadhye tu darśito bhagavānhariḥ

Translation

Các hiền triết thưa rằng: Lành thay, lành thay! Hỡi Prahlāda phúc đức, bậc tối thượng giữa những người cao quý—nhờ ngài mà ngay giữa thời Kali, Bhagavān Hari đã được hiển lộ cho chúng tôi.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रशंसावाचक (interjection/particle of approval)

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रह्लाद: O Prahlāda
• प्रह्लाद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सुरसत्तम: O best among the gods
• सुरसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• येन: by whom/through whom
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन/बहुवचन-रूप (enclitic), अत्र दत्तार्थे/सम्बन्धे (for us/our)

• कलिमध्ये: in the midst of Kali (age)
• कलिमध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• दर्शितः: was shown / has been revealed
• दर्शितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Apposition to Karta (कर्ता-विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Hari-darśana-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Prahlāda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages with matted hair and deer-skins praise Prahlāda; Prahlāda stands with folded hands, and a subtle vision of Hari is suggested in the background, signifying Kali-yuga grace.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Prahlāda
• Kali-yuga
• Bhagavān Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, holy association and devotion can still grant divine darśana; saints become bridges to the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā pilgrimage setting where Hari’s presence and tīrtha-glory are being narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is praise and acknowledgment of darśana obtained through Prahlāda’s account.