Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कृष्णदर्शनसंजातपरमानन्दसंप्लुताः । ऊचुश्च वचनं गोप्यो मधुरं माधवं प्रति

Transliteration

kṛṣṇadarśanasaṃjātaparamānandasaṃplutāḥ | ūcuśca vacanaṃ gopyo madhuraṃ mādhavaṃ prati

Translation

因得见克里希纳而生无上喜乐，牧女们沉浸其中，遂向摩陀婆说出甘美之言。

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.