Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्य संभवं पापं तेषां भवति भूतले । सशल्यं ये प्रकुर्वंति वासरं कृष्णसंज्ञकम्

Transliteration

trailokya saṃbhavaṃ pāpaṃ teṣāṃ bhavati bhūtale | saśalyaṃ ye prakurvaṃti vāsaraṃ kṛṣṇasaṃjñakam

Translation

যিসকলে কৃষ্ণ-সঞ্জ্ঞক দিনটো দোষসহ (সশল্য) পালন কৰে, তেঁওলোকৰ ওপৰত ত্ৰৈলোক্য-সম্ভৱ পাপ এই ভূতলতেই আহি পৰে।

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि+लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of saṃbhavam)

• संभवम्: arising/originating
• संभवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संभव (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+भू धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of pāpam)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भवति: arises/occurs
• भवति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक; भू+तल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• सशल्यम्: with (the fault of) a thorn/impurity; defective
• सशल्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सशल्य (प्रातिपदिक; स+शल्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of vāsaram)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: perform/do
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• वासरम्: a day
• वासरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कृष्णसंज्ञकम्: named ‘Kṛṣṇa’
• कृष्णसंज्ञकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण+संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण+संज्ञक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of vāsaram)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic voice in the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual day dedicated to Kṛṣṇa is shown with two paths: a pure observance glowing, and a ‘saśalya’ observance with thorns/blemishes; from the flawed side, dark clouds labeled ‘trailokya-sambhava pāpa’ descend upon the performer.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred observances should be done carefully; a knowingly faulty performance is treated as a serious spiritual lapse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa’s presence frames the sanctity of the day and vow.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Do not perform Kṛṣṇa’s sacred observance-day in a defective (saśalya) manner—implying correct tithi and proper vrata discipline.