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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

जानंति मुनयो नैव वर्जयित्वा तु माधवम् । येऽर्चयंति जगन्नाथं कृष्णं कलिमलापहम् । केतकीतुलसीपत्रैः पुष्पैर्मालतिसंभवैः

Transliteration

jānaṃti munayo naiva varjayitvā tu mādhavam | ye'rcayaṃti jagannāthaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kalimalāpaham | ketakītulasīpatraiḥ puṣpairmālatisaṃbhavaiḥ

Translation

诸牟尼亦不能尽知——唯与摩陀婆相关者例外——即以鸡蛋花（ketakī）、圣罗勒（tulasī）之叶与茉莉（mālatī）之花，礼拜“世间之主”黑天（Jagannātha Kṛṣṇa）、能除末法迦梨污垢者。

Word by Word
jānantithey know
jānanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formलट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
munayaḥsages
munayaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)
evaindeed/at all
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)
varjayitvāhaving excluded/excepting
varjayitvā:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvarj (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अन्वयबोधक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
mādhavamMādhava (Vishnu/Krishna)
mādhavam:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
yethose who
ye:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
arcayantiworship
arcayanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootarc (धातु)
Formलट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
jagannāthamLord of the world
jagannātham:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat-nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
kṛṣṇamKrishna
kṛṣṇam:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
kalimalāpahamremover of the impurity of Kali
kalimalāpaham:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkali-mala-apaha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); (कर्मधारयार्थे ‘अपह’ = ‘हर’ remover)
ketakī-tulasī-patraiḥwith ketakī and tulasī leaves
ketakī-tulasī-patraiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootketakī + tulasī + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
puṣpaiḥwith flowers
puṣpaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
mālati-saṃbhavaiḥarising from mālatī (jasmine)
mālati-saṃbhavaiḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmālatī-saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Dvārakā shrine of Kṛṣṇa/Jagannātha receiving offerings of tulasī leaves, ketakī and mālatī flowers from devotees; sages and a king are implied as audience to the praise of worship.

Characters & Entities
M
Mādhava
J
Jagannātha
K
Kṛṣṇa
K
Kali

FAQs

In Kali-yuga, worship of Kṛṣṇa—especially with tulasī—purifies and grants exceptional merit beyond ordinary measure.

Dvārakā, where Jagannātha Kṛṣṇa is praised as the remover of Kali’s defilement.

Arcana (deity worship) using tulasī leaves, ketakī, and mālatī flowers.

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