Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि भगवन्यदि देयो वरो मम । स्थातव्यमत्र भवता न त्यक्तव्यं कदाचन

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si bhagavanyadi deyo varo mama | sthātavyamatra bhavatā na tyaktavyaṃ kadācana

Translation

圣克里希纳曰：若尊者心生欢喜，且愿赐我一愿——便请尊者住于此处，永不离弃此地。

Word by Word

• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: the revered Kṛṣṇa
• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक; उपाधि) + kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (śrīmān kṛṣṇaḥ)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha-bodhaka (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional particle)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased/satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (tvam implied)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha-bodhaka (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional particle)

• deyaḥ: to be given
• deyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deya (प्रातिपदिक; √dā + यत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त/भाव्य (gerundive); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (varaḥ इति)

• varaḥ: a boon
• varaḥ: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mama: to me / my
• mama: Sampradāna/Sambandha (to me/of me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• sthātavyam: must be stayed
• sthātavyam: Kriyā (Obligation/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (obligatory)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• bhavatā: by you (honored one)
• bhavatā: Karta (Agent of obligation/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Sambandha-bodhaka (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• tyaktavyam: must not be abandoned
• tyaktavyam: Kriyā (Prohibition/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tyaj (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निषेधविधेय (prohibited)

• kadācana: ever/at any time
• kadācana: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time); कदापि- अर्थे

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Durvāsā (implied by next verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrī Kṛṣṇa respectfully petitions the blessed sage: ‘Remain here; never leave.’ The scene conveys covenantal anchoring of sanctity—Kṛṣṇa with folded hands, sage seated, Dvārakā’s sacred architecture hinted.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhagavān (addressed sage, Durvāsā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is strengthened by the continuing presence of saints; divine intent anchors sanctity through dharmic requests.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is foregrounded as the sacred seat where the sage is asked to remain, preparing the Varadāna Tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is a vow-like request of permanent residence at the tīrtha-kṣetra.