Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तथा तथा प्रकर्त्तव्यं येन तुष्टिर्भवेत्तव । तथ्यमेतन्मया कृष्ण तवाग्रे परिकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

tathā tathā prakarttavyaṃ yena tuṣṭirbhavettava | tathyametanmayā kṛṣṇa tavāgre parikīrtitam

Translation

我将以种种方式行事，只愿令您欢喜满足。此乃实言，噢克里希纳，我已在您面前坦然宣告。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indecl.; adverb ‘thus’)

• तथा: in such a way
• तथा: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ (indecl.; repeated for emphasis)

• प्रकर्तव्यं: to be done
• प्रकर्तव्यं: Vidheya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकर्तव्य (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु, उपसर्गः प्र-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्तव्यतार्थे (neut. nom./acc. sg.; to be done)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (instr. sg.; ‘by which/whereby’)

• तुष्टिः: satisfaction
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• भवेत्: may arise/be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (opt. 3sg.)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• तथ्यम्: truth
• तथ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartrikarana (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (voc. sg.)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• अग्रे: in front/presence
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (neut. loc. sg.)

• परिकीर्तितम्: declared/uttered
• परिकीर्तितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/√कृत्? here √कीर्त् ‘to praise/mention’, caus./denom. usage)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृत् (क्त), कर्मणि प्रयोगः; ‘(मया) परिकीर्तितम्’ = ‘has been declared by me’ (PPP; neut. nom./acc. sg.)

Speaker

Candraśarman (addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Facing Kṛṣṇa, the devotee raises joined palms and speaks a solemn vow; the sanctum is quiet, lamps steady, and the deity’s gaze is compassionate; attendants pause as if witnessing a binding saṅkalpa.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti culminates in a clear vow of surrender: living solely for the Lord’s pleasure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the setting where such direct pledges before Kṛṣṇa are portrayed as spiritually potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general prescription of acting in all ways to please the Lord—summarizing prior devotional disciplines.