Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

प्रीतः सदा भवेत्तस्य रुक्मिण्या सह केशवः । यच्छते वाञ्छितान्सर्वानैहिकामुष्मिकान्प्रभुः

Transliteration

prītaḥ sadā bhavettasya rukmiṇyā saha keśavaḥ | yacchate vāñchitānsarvānaihikāmuṣmikānprabhuḥ

Translation

Keśava ist, zusammen mit Rukmiṇī, ihm stets wohlgesinnt; und jener Herr gewährt alle ersehnten Gaben – die weltlichen wie auch die jenseitigen.

Word by Word

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्रीत, कृदन्त; √prī प्री)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (सदा, अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• bhavet: may be, becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rukmiṇyā: with Rukmiṇī
• rukmiṇyā: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmiṇī (रुक्मिणी, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (सह, अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• keśavaḥ: Keśava (Vishnu/Krishna)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (केशव, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yacchate: grants, bestows
• yacchate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yam (यम्, धातु) + pra? (no) / here: यच्छते from √yam with desiderative? (classical usage: 'to give/offer')
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• vāñchitān: desired
• vāñchitān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāñchita (वाञ्छित, कृदन्त; √vāñch वाञ्छ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• aihikān: worldly (of this life)
• aihikān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aihika (ऐहिक, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• āmuṣmikān: otherworldly (of the next world)
• āmuṣmikān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āmuṣmika (आमुष्मिक, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रभु, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya context within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa): a Purāṇic narrator giving Vaiṣṇava phalaśruti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava stands with Rukmiṇī, both radiant and benevolent, extending blessings toward the devotee; symbolic gifts appear—prosperity (śrī), family well-being, and a luminous path upward indicating otherworldly attainment.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion is joined with righteous conduct, divine grace brings both spiritual and practical fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is glorified through the direct association of Keśava and Rukmiṇī with the rite’s rewards.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added here; it states the fruit of the preceding observances—Keśava’s pleasure and the granting of boons.