Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अष्टमूर्तीः कृष्णपत्नीः पीठे तस्मिन्प्रपूजयेत् । रुक्मिणीं सत्यभामां च शुभां जांबवतीं तथा

Transliteration

aṣṭamūrtīḥ kṛṣṇapatnīḥ pīṭhe tasminprapūjayet | rukmiṇīṃ satyabhāmāṃ ca śubhāṃ jāṃbavatīṃ tathā

Translation

于彼圣座（pīṭha）之上，当礼敬黑天（Kṛṣṇa）诸妃之八相——如鲁克弥尼（Rukmiṇī）、萨蒂亚婆摩（Satyabhāmā）、舒婆（Śubhā），以及阎婆伐蒂（Jāmbavatī）。

Word by Word

• अष्टमूर्तीः: the eight forms (images)
• अष्टमूर्तीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; अष्ट + मूर्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमासः (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• कृष्णपत्नीः: Kṛṣṇa’s wives
• कृष्णपत्नीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + पत्नी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य पत्नीः)

• पीठे: on the pedestal/seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: on that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रुक्मिणीम्: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सत्यभामाम्: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• शुभाम्: Śubhā
• शुभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• जांबवतीम्: Jāmbavatī
• जांबवतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जांबवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā-māhātmya ritual listing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā pīṭha of Kṛṣṇa-vallabhāḥ (queens)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a sanctified pīṭha, eight regal feminine forms are honored; the first four named—Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, Śubhā, Jāmbavatī—appear as queenly deities receiving garlands and lamps, with Dvārakā palace-temple motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Rukmiṇī
• Satyabhāmā
• Śubhā
• Jāmbavatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā devotion honors the Lord together with his śakti—his queens—showing completeness of worship and auspicious household dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where the pīṭha tradition includes worship of Kṛṣṇa’s principal consorts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship on the pīṭha of the eight forms of Kṛṣṇa’s consorts, beginning with Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā.