Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । ब्रह्मतीर्थं च तद्दृष्ट्वा तथा शक्रसरोभवम् । दर्शयन्विष्णुना सार्द्धमेकरूपत्वमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | brahmatīrthaṃ ca taddṛṣṭvā tathā śakrasarobhavam | darśayanviṣṇunā sārddhamekarūpatvamāpnuyāt

Translation

普罗诃罗陀说道：“瞻礼梵天圣渡（Brahma-tīrtha），又见由释迦罗（因陀罗）所生之湖；若与毗湿奴同示此圣迹，便得形相合一——与神圣相貌相契。”

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादः: Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; वक्ता

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मतीर्थम्: the Brahma-tīrtha (sacred ford)
• ब्रह्मतीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म- + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मतीर्थम् इत्यस्य)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शक्रसरोभवम्: the lake/pond of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रसरोभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र- + सरस् + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; कर्तरि (acting as subject-participle)

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सह-योगे

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (with, together)

• एकरूपत्वम्: oneness of form, identity
• एकरूपत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक- + रूपत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (state attained)

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-tīrtha; Śakra-sarovara

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda speaks while indicating two sacred waters—Brahma-tīrtha and Śakra-born lake—alongside Viṣṇu’s presence; the devotee’s form subtly transforms into divine likeness, suggesting ekarūpatā.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Brahma-tīrtha
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śakra-saras
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not only personal seeing (darśana) but also sharing sacred knowledge; such reverent engagement is said to lead toward divine union.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahma-tīrtha and Śakra-saras (Indra’s lake) within the Dvārakā Māhātmya sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-darśana (visiting/seeing) and ‘darśayan’—guiding or pointing out the holy site in a Viṣṇu-centered devotional context.