Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.4.38.1 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 7.4.38.1

श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच ।
द्वारकायाश्च माहात्म्यं शृणु पौत्र मयोदितम् ।
शृण्वतो गदतश्चापि मुक्तिः कृष्णाद्भवेद्ध्रुवम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīprahlāda uvāca |
dvārakāyāśca māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu pautra mayoditam |
śṛṇvato gadataścāpi muktiḥ kṛṣṇādbhaveddhruvam || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.4.38.1 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.4.38.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Prahlada, Dvaraka, Mahatmya, Pautra, Maya, Mayu, Asmad, Udita, Shrinvat, Capin, Capi, Mukti, Krishna, Dhruvam, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.4.38.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śrīprahlāda uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • prahlāda* -
  • prahlāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “dvārakāyāśca māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu pautra mayoditam
  • dvārakāyāś -
  • dvārakā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pautra -
  • pautra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pautra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayo -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mayu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uditam -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “śṛṇvato gadataścāpi muktiḥ kṛṣṇādbhaveddhruvam
  • śṛṇvato* -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [ablative single from √śru class 5 verb], [genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śru class 5 verb], [genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • gadataś -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • muktiḥ -
  • mukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇād -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.4.38.1

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.4.38.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীপ্রহ্লাদ উবাচ ।
দ্বারকাযাশ্চ মাহাত্ম্যং শৃণু পৌত্র মযোদিতম্ ।
শৃণ্বতো গদতশ্চাপি মুক্তিঃ কৃষ্ণাদ্ভবেদ্ধ্রুবম্ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.4.38.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದ್ವಾರಕಾಯಾಶ್ಚ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ಶೃಣು ಪೌತ್ರ ಮಯೋದಿತಮ್ ।
ಶೃಣ್ವತೋ ಗದತಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಮುಕ್ತಿಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾದ್ಭವೇದ್ಧ್ರುವಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.4.38.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીપ્રહ્લાદ ઉવાચ ।
દ્વારકાયાશ્ચ માહાત્મ્યં શૃણુ પૌત્ર મયોદિતમ્ ।
શૃણ્વતો ગદતશ્ચાપિ મુક્તિઃ કૃષ્ણાદ્ભવેદ્ધ્રુવમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 7.4.38.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീപ്രഹ്ലാദ ഉവാച ।
ദ്വാരകായാശ്ച മാഹാത്മ്യം ശൃണു പൌത്ര മയോദിതമ് ।
ശൃണ്വതോ ഗദതശ്ചാപി മുക്തിഃ കൃഷ്ണാദ്ഭവേദ്ധ്രുവമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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