Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कृत्वा चैवं विधिं भक्त्या सर्वान्कामानवाप्नु यात्

Transliteration

kṛtvā caivaṃ vidhiṃ bhaktyā sarvānkāmānavāpnu yāt

Translation

Wer diese Observanz in Bhakti vollzieht, erlangt alle gewünschten Ziele.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial prior action/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; Absolutive ‘having done’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• विधिम्: the rite/procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural; विशेषणम् (qualifies कामान्)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative ‘may obtain/should obtain’

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas/devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding tableau: devotees after night vigil, faces peaceful; Kṛṣṇa’s shrine glowing at dawn; offerings arranged; the sense of fulfillment and blessing pervades as the teacher’s instruction culminates in a promise of success.

Characters & Entities

• Bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion joined to right practice becomes a complete means for both worldly welfare and spiritual good.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The promise is situated in Dvārakā-māhātmya, tying the fruit of worship to Dvārakā’s sanctified setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Follow the previously stated pūjā-vidhi with devotion.