Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

श्रीमद्रागवतं यस्तु पठते कृष्णसन्निधौ । कुलकोटिशतैर्युक्तः क्रीडते योगिभिः सदा

Transliteration

śrīmadrāgavataṃ yastu paṭhate kṛṣṇasannidhau | kulakoṭiśatairyuktaḥ krīḍate yogibhiḥ sadā

Translation

凡在克里希纳（Kṛṣṇa）圣前诵读《圣薄伽梵往世书》（Śrīmad Bhāgavata）者，携其族裔百亿相随，恒与诸瑜伽行者同游于神圣的利拉（līlā）。

Word by Word

• śrīmad-bhāgavatam: the revered Bhāgavata (Purāṇa)
• śrīmad-bhāgavatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘श्रीमद् (श्रीयुक्तं) भागवतम्’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• paṭhate: reads
• paṭhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛṣṇa-sannidhau: in Krishna’s presence
• kṛṣṇa-sannidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कृष्णस्य सन्निधिः’ (in the presence of Krishna)

• kula-koṭi-śataiḥ: with crores and hundreds of lineages (i.e., vast ancestry)
• kula-koṭi-śataiḥ: Hetu/Upādhi (Accompanying measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समाहार/निर्धारणार्थे तत्पुरुष-समास (families in crores and hundreds)

• yuktaḥ: endowed / joined
• yuktaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• krīḍate: sports / plays
• krīḍate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• yogibhiḥ: with yogis
• yogibhiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims devoted to Kṛṣṇa and concerned with kula-welfare

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Dvārakā’s temple hall, a reciter reads Śrīmad Bhāgavata before Kṛṣṇa; behind him appear luminous ancestral and future lineage figures in countless rows, while serene yogins sit in a circle—symbolizing eternal play (kṛīḍā) in yogic company.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Śrīmad Bhāgavata
• Yogins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation of the Bhāgavata not only elevates the devotee but is portrayed as uplifting one’s entire lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as Kṛṣṇa’s sacred presence is the setting for Bhāgavata recitation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reading/reciting the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa in Kṛṣṇa’s sannidhi.