Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

द्वारकायां दिनैकेन दृष्टे देवकिनंदने । फलं कोटिगुणं ज्ञेयमत्र लक्षशतोद्भवम्

Transliteration

dvārakāyāṃ dinaikena dṛṣṭe devakinaṃdane | phalaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ jñeyamatra lakṣaśatodbhavam

Translation

দ্বাৰকাত একেদিনৰ ভিতৰতে দেৱকীনন্দনৰ দৰ্শন কৰিলে, ইয়াৰ ফল কোটি গুণ বৃদ্ধি পায় বুলি জানিবা—ইয়াত লক্ষ লক্ষ পুণ্য উৎপন্ন হয়।

Word by Word

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दिनेन: by a day; within a day
• दिनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• एकेन: one
• एकेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘दिनेन’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दृष्टे: when (he) is seen
• दृष्टे: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle) / सति-सप्तमी-प्रयोगे; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (दृष्टे = ‘when (he) is seen’)

• देवकिनंदने: in/with regard to Devakī’s son (Kṛṣṇa)
• देवकिनंदने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकीनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; देवकी + नन्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवक्याः नन्दनः)

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कोटिगुणम्: multiplied a crore-fold
• कोटिगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटिगुण (प्रातिपदिक; कोटि + गुण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कोट्या गुणः)

• ज्ञेयम्: should be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे कृदन्तः (gerundive: ‘to be known’), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• लक्षशतोद्भवम्: arising from hundreds of thousands (i.e., immensely increased)
• लक्षशतोद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्षशतोद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; लक्ष + शत + उद्भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः तत्पुरुषः (लक्षशतात् उद्भवः = arising from hundreds of thousands)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (bhūpa/nṛpottama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at sea-girt Dvārakā and beholds Devakī-nandana’s radiant form; the city’s gateways, flags, and temple spires frame the moment of darśana as merit multiplies.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Devakī
• Kṛṣṇa (Devakīnandana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord at a supremely sanctified place yields immense, multiplied spiritual fruit—grace exceeds ordinary measures.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, specifically through the darśana of Devakīnandana (Kṛṣṇa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake darśana of Kṛṣṇa (Devakīnandana) in Dvārakā, even if only for a single day.