Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनाभिधानोऽसौ मोक्षैकफलदो हि सः । लक्ष्मीनारायणो द्वाभ्यां भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः

Transliteration

sudarśanābhidhāno'sau mokṣaikaphalado hi saḥ | lakṣmīnārāyaṇo dvābhyāṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ

Translation

Der als Sudarśana Bekannte verleiht wahrlich die eine höchste Frucht — die Befreiung. Mit zwei (Zeichen/Gestalten) ist er Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa und gewährt als Früchte sowohl weltlichen Genuss als auch endgültige Erlösung.

Word by Word

• sudarśanābhidhānaḥ: named Sudarśana
• sudarśanābhidhānaḥ: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sudarśana + abhidhāna (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sudarśana-abhidhānaḥ: named ‘Sudarśana’)

• asau: that one
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (this/that)

• mokṣaikaphaladaḥ: giver of the sole fruit, liberation
• mokṣaikaphaladaḥ: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mokṣa + eka + phala + da (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (mokṣa eva ekaṃ phalaṃ yasya saḥ / mokṣa-eka-phala-daḥ: giver of the single fruit—liberation)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/for)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• lakṣmīnārāyaṇaḥ: Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa
• lakṣmīnārāyaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī + nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa as a paired deity-name)

• dvābhyām: with two (discs/marks)
• dvābhyām: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, द्विवचनम्; संख्याविशेषणम् (by/with two)

• bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ: giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti + mukti + phala + prada (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (bhukti-mukti-phala-pradaḥ: giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya-style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two devotional focal points in Dvārakā: (1) Sudarśana as a radiant, spinning discus of pure light signifying mokṣa; (2) Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa enthroned, granting both prosperity and liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana
• Lakṣmī
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine forms associated with Sudarśana and Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa grant both liberation and the balanced fruits of worldly welfare when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sacred Cakra-context within the Dvārakā Māhātmya (later specified as Cakratīrtha in this passage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; it identifies the spiritual fruits connected to these divine names/forms.