Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

यः स्मरेत्प्रातरुत्थाय माहात्म्यं द्वारकाभवम् । द्वादशीनां च सर्वासां यच्चोक्तं लभते फलम्

Transliteration

yaḥ smaretprātarutthāya māhātmyaṃ dvārakābhavam | dvādaśīnāṃ ca sarvāsāṃ yaccoktaṃ labhate phalam

Translation

Wer am Morgen aufsteht und das Māhātmya von Dvārakā gedenkt, erlangt die Frucht, die für alle Dvādaśī-Gelübde verkündet ist.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: in the morning)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having risen)

• माहात्म्यम्: the māhātmya
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• द्वारकाभवम्: connected with Dvārakā
• द्वारकाभवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक) + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्वारकायाः भवम्)

• द्वादशीनाम्: of the Dvādaśī (12th lunar days/fasts)
• द्वादशीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying द्वादशीनाम्)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (that which)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• उक्तम्: said/declared
• उक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (said/declared)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā Māhātmya (remembered at dawn)

Type: kshetra (smṛti-based)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, a devotee rises, folds hands, and remembers Dvārakā Māhātmya; the sunrise over the sea mirrors Dvārakā’s coast; a calendar of lunar tithis fades as the single act of smaraṇa shines brighter.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Dvādaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily smaraṇa (remembrance) is elevated as a powerful practice: recalling Dvārakā’s sacred glory is said to confer merits comparable to famed Dvādaśī religious observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, whose māhātmya becomes an object of daily remembrance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Morning remembrance (prātaḥ-smaraṇa) of the Dvārakā Māhātmya; compared to fruits of Dvādaśī-vrata.