Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीनारायणौ द्वौ तौ भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदौ । त्रिभिश्चैवाच्युतं देवं सदेन्द्रपददायकम्

Transliteration

lakṣmīnārāyaṇau dvau tau bhuktimuktiphalapradau | tribhiścaivācyutaṃ devaṃ sadendrapadadāyakam

Translation

Wer den göttlichen Namen zweimal ausspricht, gelangt zu Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa, den Spendern der Früchte von weltlichem Genuss und Befreiung. Wer ihn dreimal ausspricht, erreicht Acyuta, den unvergänglichen Herrn, der sogar den erhabenen Rang Indras verleiht.

Word by Word

• lakṣmīnārāyaṇau: Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa
• lakṣmīnārāyaṇau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक) + nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (itaretara: 'Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• dvau: two
• dvau: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (lakṣmīnārāyaṇau इति)

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• bhuktimuktiphalapradau: granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• bhuktimuktiphalapradau: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-तत्पुरुष (bhukti-mukti-phalaṃ pradātā—'giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (tau इति)

• tribhiḥ: with three
• tribhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, तृतीया, बहुवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• acyutam: Acyuta (Vishnu)
• acyutam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to acyutam

• sadendrapadadāyakam: granting the enduring rank of Indra
• sadendrapadadāyakam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + dāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (sat-indra-padaṃ dāyakaḥ—'giver of the true/eternal Indra-status/position'), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (acyutam devam इति)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (nāma-ucchāra efficacy in the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Dvārakā counts utterances on fingers or mālā before a small shrine; behind, Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa appear as a radiant pair, and Acyuta as a serene, imperishable form; above, a symbolic Indra-seat (vajra-throne) indicates exalted station.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Nārāyaṇa
• Acyuta
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple, counted remembrance of Viṣṇu’s Names yields graded fruits—prosperity, liberation, and high divine status—when done with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā and its Vaiṣṇava sacred sphere as presented in the Dvārakā-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A counted practice of Nāma-japa (two and three utterances) associated with specific divine attainments.