Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञातो महाविष्णोः प्रसादमुपयुज्य वै । शयीत भुवि सुप्रीतो द्वारकां कृष्णमानसः

Transliteration

anujñāto mahāviṣṇoḥ prasādamupayujya vai | śayīta bhuvi suprīto dvārakāṃ kṛṣṇamānasaḥ

Translation

Nachdem man die Erlaubnis Mahāviṣṇus empfangen und Sein Prasāda (geweihte Gabe) genossen hat, soll man zufrieden auf der Erde schlafen, den Geist auf Kṛṣṇa gerichtet und mit dem Vorsatz, Dvārakā zu erreichen.

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted
• अनुज्ञातः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (permitted/authorized)

• महाविष्णोः: of Mahavishnu
• महाविष्णोः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् विष्णुः)

• प्रसादम्: grace; consecrated offering
• प्रसादम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• उपयुज्य: having partaken/used
• उपयुज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• शयीत: should lie down/sleep
• शयीत: Kriya (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुवि/भूमि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सुप्रीतः: very pleased
• सुप्रीतः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्री (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• द्वारकाम्: to Dvaraka
• द्वारकाम्: Gati-karma (Goal/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• कृष्ण-मानसः: whose mind is fixed on Krishna
• कृष्ण-मानसः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (कृष्णे मनः यस्य)

Speaker

Śrī Nārada (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-yātrā (anujñā-prasāda-bhūśayana)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/questioners (unnamed in the given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, having received Viṣṇu’s permission and eaten prasāda, lies on the bare ground at night, peaceful and content, with mind absorbed in Kṛṣṇa and intent on reaching Dvārakā.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāviṣṇu
• Prasāda
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sanctity and restraint—living simply and keeping the mind on Kṛṣṇa—prepare the pilgrim for sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, approached with Kṛṣṇa-centered contemplation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Receive the Lord’s permission, partake of prasāda, and observe austerity by sleeping on the ground with devotional focus.