Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

दर्शनं कृष्णदेवस्य द्वारकागमने मतिः । दृढभक्तिर्महाविष्णोर्नाल्पस्य तपसः फलम्

Transliteration

darśanaṃ kṛṣṇadevasya dvārakāgamane matiḥ | dṛḍhabhaktirmahāviṣṇornālpasya tapasaḥ phalam

Translation

Die Schau des Herrn Kṛṣṇa, der Entschluss, nach Dvārakā zu pilgern, und die feste Bhakti zu Mahāviṣṇu — dies sind nicht die Früchte geringer oder belangloser Askese.

Word by Word

• दर्शनम्: the sight / दर्शन
• दर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• कृष्णदेवस्य: of Lord Krishna
• कृष्णदेवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृष्णः एव देवः)

• द्वारकागमने: in going to Dvaraka
• द्वारकागमने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक) + गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्वारकायां गमनम् = going to Dvaraka)

• मतिः: the intention / resolve
• मतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• दृढभक्तिः: firm devotion
• दृढभक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दृढा भक्ति:)

• महाविष्णोः: of Mahavishnu
• महाविष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् विष्णुः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अल्पस्य: of little (meagre)
• अल्पस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपसः इति)

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit / result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: yātrā-icchukāḥ (addressed devotees/sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau: pilgrims forming a determined procession toward Dvārakā, while a luminous vision of Kṛṣṇa/Mahāviṣṇu appears as the inner fruit of tapas; Nārada underscores that such resolve and bhakti are hard-won.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Mahāviṣṇu
• Dvārakā
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and unwavering devotion are depicted as mature outcomes of sustained spiritual discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the destination whose very intention and arrival are signs of great merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is implied as the foundation; no specific vrata or procedure is detailed in this verse.