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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । साधुसाधु महाभाग प्रह्लादा सुरसत्तम । येन नः कलिमध्ये तु दर्शितो भगवान्हरिः

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | sādhusādhu mahābhāga prahlādā surasattama | yena naḥ kalimadhye tu darśito bhagavānhariḥ

Translation

诸仙人说道：“善哉，善哉！福德具足的普罗诃罗陀啊，众贤之最——因你之故，即便在迦梨时代之中，世尊哈利也得以示现于我等。”

Word by Word
ऋषयःthe sages
ऋषयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
साधुwell done!
साधु:
Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय, प्रशंसावाचक (interjection/particle of approval)
साधुwell done!
साधु:
Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय, पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)
महाभागO greatly fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
प्रह्लादO Prahlāda
प्रह्लाद:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
सुरसत्तमO best among the gods
सुरसत्तम:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
येनby whom/through whom
येन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन/बहुवचन-रूप (enclitic), अत्र दत्तार्थे/सम्बन्धे (for us/our)
कलिमध्येin the midst of Kali (age)
कलिमध्ये:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
तुindeed / but
तु:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)
दर्शितःwas shown / has been revealed
दर्शितः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
हरिःHari (Viṣṇu)
हरिः:
Apposition to Karta (कर्ता-विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Hari-darśana-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Prahlāda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages with matted hair and deer-skins praise Prahlāda; Prahlāda stands with folded hands, and a subtle vision of Hari is suggested in the background, signifying Kali-yuga grace.

Characters & Entities
Ṛ
Ṛṣis
P
Prahlāda
K
Kali-yuga
B
Bhagavān Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

In Kali-yuga, holy association and devotion can still grant divine darśana; saints become bridges to the Lord.

The Dvārakā pilgrimage setting where Hari’s presence and tīrtha-glory are being narrated.

None in this verse; it is praise and acknowledgment of darśana obtained through Prahlāda’s account.

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