Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

धन्यास्ते मानुषे लोके गोमत्युदधिवारिणा । तर्पयंति पितॄन्देवान्गत्वा द्वारवतीं कलौ

Transliteration

dhanyāste mānuṣe loke gomatyudadhivāriṇā | tarpayaṃti pitṝndevāngatvā dvāravatīṃ kalau

Translation

Wahrhaft gesegnet sind in der Menschenwelt jene, die im Kali-Zeitalter nach Dvāravatī gehen und mit dem Wasser der Gomati und des Ozeans die Tarpaṇa-Darbringung vollziehen, wodurch Pitṛs und Devas Zufriedenheit erlangen.

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Visheshya-predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन, सर्वनाम

• मानुषे: in the human
• मानुषे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘लोके’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गोमत्युदधिवारिणा: by/with the water of the Gomati’s sea-confluence (Gomati’s ocean-water)
• गोमत्युदधिवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/Means—करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक) + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—गोमती-उदधि-वारि = गोमत्याः उदधौ (समुद्रे) स्थितं वारि/जलम्

• तर्पयन्ति: they satisfy/offer libations to
• तर्पयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तृप् (धातु; तर्पणे/तृप्तौ)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु; गतौ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having gone)

• द्वारवतीम्: to Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• द्वारवतीम्: Karman (Object/Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘कलियुगे’ इत्यर्थः

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, Dvārakā-māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) with Gomati and the ocean

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Dvārakā’s ghats, a pilgrim offers water with cupped hands—first from the Gomati, then from the ocean—invoking Pitṛs and Devas; the scene blends river steps, sea surf, and temple flags in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Gomatī
• Udadhi (ocean)
• Pitṛs
• Devas
• Kali Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, pilgrimage and simple water-offerings at a great tīrtha can fulfill duties to both ancestors and deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī (Dvārakā), especially the confluence of sacred waters associated with the Gomati and the ocean.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpaṇa—libations to Pitṛs and Devas—performed with Gomati and ocean waters.