Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

द्वारकाऽवस्थितं तोयं षण्मासं पिबते नरः । तस्य चक्रांकितो देहो भवते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

dvārakā'vasthitaṃ toyaṃ ṣaṇmāsaṃ pibate naraḥ | tasya cakrāṃkito deho bhavate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Wenn ein Mensch sechs Monate lang das Wasser trinkt, das in Dvārakā ist, wird sein Leib mit dem Zeichen des Cakra (Diskus) gezeichnet sein—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• dvārakāvasthitaṃ: Situated in Dwaraka
• dvārakāvasthitaṃ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvārakāvasthita (dvārakā + avasthita)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (Saptami Tatpurusha)

• toyaṃ: Water
• toyaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ṣaṇmāsaṃ: For six months
• ṣaṇmāsaṃ: Kala (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṇmāsa (ṣaṭ + māsa)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (Accusative of Time)

• pibate: Drinks
• pibate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (pib) (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Prathama Purusha, Eka Vachana (Atmanepada - Arsha usage)

• naraḥ: Man/Person
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tasya: His
• tasya: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• cakrāṃkitaḥ: Marked with the Chakra
• cakrāṃkitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cakrāṃkita (cakra + aṅkita)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (Tritiya Tatpurusha)

• dehaḥ: Body
• dehaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bhavate: Becomes
• bhavate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (bhav) (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Prathama Purusha, Eka Vachana (Atmanepada - Arsha usage)

• na: Not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative Particle

• atra: Here/In this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place

• saṃśayaḥ: Doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)

Characters & Entities

• Dwārakā
• Cakra (discus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained contact with a holy place’s sanctified water is portrayed as transforming the devotee into a visibly consecrated being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwārakā and its sacred water tradition, associated with the cakra (Vaiṣṇava emblem).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regularly drinking Dwārakā’s water for six months is described as a sanctifying observance.