Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पुण्यैर्लक्षसहस्रैस्तु प्राप्ता द्वारवती शुभा । शुक्ला वैशाखमासे तु संप्राप्ता मधुसूदनी

Transliteration

puṇyairlakṣasahasraistu prāptā dvāravatī śubhā | śuklā vaiśākhamāse tu saṃprāptā madhusūdanī

Translation

Nur durch Verdienste, die sich in Hunderttausenden angesammelt haben, wird das glückverheißende Dvāravatī erreicht; und in der hellen Monatshälfte des Vaiśākha erlangt man auch die heilige Zeit, die Madhusūdanī genannt wird.

Word by Word

• पुण्यैः: by merits, by virtuous deeds
• पुण्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with merits)

• लक्षसहस्रैः: by lakhs and thousands
• लक्षसहस्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; द्वन्द्वसमास (लक्षं च सहस्रं च)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast particle)

• प्राप्ता: was attained/arrived
• प्राप्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle ‘having been obtained/arrived’

• द्वारवती: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• द्वारवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (name of the city)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying द्वारवती)

• शुक्ला: bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण (of द्वादशी/तिथि implied)

• वैशाखमासे: in the month of Vaiśākha
• वैशाखमासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख + मास (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वैशाखस्य मासः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• संप्राप्ता: has come/has occurred
• संप्राप्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle

• मधुसूदनी: Madhusūdanī (name/epithet)
• मधुसूदनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; (epithet/name, here of the tithi/observance)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims reach Dvārakā after long effort; the sky is clear in Vaiśākha śukla-pakṣa, banners flutter, and a ‘Madhusūdanī’ sacred observance is underway.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Vaiśākha
• Madhusūdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Access to the highest sacred places and times is framed as the fruition of great accumulated puṇya, encouraging sustained dharmic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī/Dvārakā, especially in connection with the sacred month of Vaiśākha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse points to the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha and a Madhusūdana-related observance/time, but does not specify detailed procedures here.