Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

यच्चाग्निदत्तं कृष्णस्य वज्रनाभमयस्मयम् । दिवमाचक्रमे चक्रं वृष्णीनां पश्यतां तदा

Transliteration

yaccāgnidattaṃ kṛṣṇasya vajranābhamayasmayam | divamācakrame cakraṃ vṛṣṇīnāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā

Translation

Và chiếc Luân (cakra) mà thần Agni đã ban cho Kṛṣṇa—cứng như sắt, có tâm như lưỡi sấm (vajra)—bấy giờ vút lên, trở về cõi trời, trong khi các Vṛṣṇi đứng nhìn.

Word by Word

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• agnidattam: given by Agni
• agnidattam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agnidatta (प्रातिपदिक: agni + datta)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (agninā dattam/agnidattam इति परम्परया), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (cakram इति)

• kṛṣṇasya: of Krishna
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• vajranābham: having a thunderbolt-like hub
• vajranābham: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajranābha (प्रातिपदिक: vajra + nābha)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (वज्र इव नाभा यस्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (cakram इति)

• ayas-mayam: made of iron
• ayas-mayam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ayas-maya (प्रातिपदिक: ayas + maya)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उपपद) समास: ayasaḥ mayam, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (cakram इति)

• divam: to heaven/sky
• divam: Karma (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ācakrame: leapt/advanced (went up)
• ācakrame: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kram (क्रम् धातु) + आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• cakram: the discus
• cakram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• vṛṣṇīnām: of the Vṛṣṇis
• vṛṣṇīnām: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• paśyatām: of those watching
• paśyatām: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (पश् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारे शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (Genitive) बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘while (they) were seeing’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual) / Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Sudarśana-cakra rises skyward from Kṛṣṇa’s presence (or from the royal armory), blazing like a sun-disc; Vṛṣṇis stand stunned, hands raised, faces reflecting awe and dread; the sea-coast horizon glows.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣṇi
• Cakra (Sudarśana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine protections withdraw when the destined time arrives; recognizing kāla, one should seek the higher refuge of dharma and sacred acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, setting the stage for the Prabhāsa tīrtha episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the focus is on the portent of the chakra’s ascent.