Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

वैशाखे यैरहं दृष्टो द्वारकायां द्विजोत्तम । त्रिस्पृशावासरे चैव वंजुलीवासरे तथा

Transliteration

vaiśākhe yairahaṃ dṛṣṭo dvārakāyāṃ dvijottama | trispṛśāvāsare caiva vaṃjulīvāsare tathā

Translation

O Bester der Brāhmaṇas, wer Mich in Dvārakā im Monat Vaiśākha erblickt—am Tage der Trispṛśā und ebenso am Tage der Vaṃjulī—der ist in besonderer Weise gesegnet.

Word by Word

• vaiśākhe: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• vaiśākhe: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी (locative of time)

• yaiḥ: by whom
• yaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध/साधन-प्रयोग

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘seen/appeared’

• dvārakāyām: in Dvārakā
• dvārakāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; देशवाचक-सप्तमी

• dvijottama: O best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• dvijottama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dvijānām uttamaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• trispṛśā-vāsare: on the day of Trispṛśā
• trispṛśā-vāsare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trispṛśā + vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (trispṛśāyāḥ vāsaraḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• vaṃjulī-vāsare: on the day of Vaṃjulī
• vaṃjulī-vāsare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃjulī + vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vaṃjulyāḥ vāsaraḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय/तुल्यत्वबोधक (adverb/conj.)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijoत्तama (addressed brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A springtime Vaiśākha scene in Dvārakā: pilgrims in white garments approach the temple; banners mark Trispṛśā and Vaṃjulī days; the Lord is seen in radiant darśana as the central blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Vaiśākha
• Trispṛśā
• Vaṃjulī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Vaiśākha and holy observance-days) amplifies the merit of sacred place (Dvārakā) and darśana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the central holy city praised for its darśana-based merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (visiting/seeing the Lord) in Dvārakā during Vaiśākha, especially on Trispṛśā and Vaṃjulī days.