Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

सफलं जीवितं तस्य सफलाश्च मनोरथाः । कलौ कृष्णपुरीं गत्वा दृष्ट्वा माधववल्लभाम्

Transliteration

saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya saphalāśca manorathāḥ | kalau kṛṣṇapurīṃ gatvā dṛṣṭvā mādhavavallabhām

Translation

مثمرٌ هو عيشُ ذلك الشخص، ومُنجَزةٌ مآربُ قلبه—مَن في عصر كالي يمضي إلى مدينة كريشنا وينال دارشن حبيبة مادهافا (رُكمِني).

Word by Word

• सफलम्: fruitful
• सफलम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying जीवितम्)

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (of him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• सफलाः: fruitful
• सफलाः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (here agreeing with मनोरथाः = पुं), प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मनोरथाः: wishes, aspirations
• मनोरथाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Location/time: in Kali age)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative singular)

• कृष्णपुरीम्: to Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā)
• कृष्णपुरीम्: Karma (Goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णपुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• माधववल्लभाम्: Mādhava’s beloved (Rukmiṇī)
• माधववल्लभाम्: Karma (Object of दृष्ट्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (माधवस्य वल्लभा)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style in Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā) with Rukmiṇī-darśana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Kali-yuga pilgrim reaches Kṛṣṇa’s city and beholds Rukmiṇī; the verse frames this as making one’s life meaningful and wishes fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Kṛṣṇa-purī (Dvārakā)
• Mādhava
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, pilgrimage and darśana are highlighted as accessible paths to meaningful life and fulfilled aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛṣṇa-purī, i.e., Dvārakā/Dvāravatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Going to Kṛṣṇa’s city and taking darśana of Mādhava’s beloved (Rukmiṇī).