Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

दमिते कालिये नागे प्रलंबे च निषूदिते । धृते गोवर्धने शैले परित्राते च गोकुले

Transliteration

damite kāliye nāge pralaṃbe ca niṣūdite | dhṛte govardhane śaile paritrāte ca gokule

Translation

既降伏迦利耶大蛇，复诛普罗兰婆，又举起戈瓦尔达那山，并护佑戈库拉——主神遂继续其神圣使命。

Word by Word

• दमिते: when (he) was subdued
• दमिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘नागे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः

• कालिये: (in the case of) Kāliya
• कालिये: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘नागे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नागे: the serpent
• नागे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रलंबे: (in the case of) Pralamba
• प्रलंबे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निषूदिते: when (he) was slain
• निषूदिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + सूद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘प्रलंबे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• धृते: when (it) was held up
• धृते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘शैले’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• गोवर्धने: (as) Govardhana
• गोवर्धने: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोवर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘शैले’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शैले: the mountain
• शैले: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• परित्राते: when it was protected
• परित्राते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्रै (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘गोकुले’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गोकुले: Gokula
• गोकुले: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vraja-smṛti within Dvārakā-māhātmya framing

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like remembrance: Kṛṣṇa dancing upon Kāliya’s hoods in Yamunā; Pralamba’s defeat; Kṛṣṇa holding Govardhana like an umbrella; the cowherd settlement of Gokula sheltered beneath.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (implied Lord)
• Kāliya
• Pralamba
• Govardhana
• Gokula

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is shown as protective and dharma-sustaining—subduing chaos and sheltering devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Govardhana and Gokula appear as narrative places; the section’s principal sacred geography focus is Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative praise through remembrance of līlās.