Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

यात्रायामागतानां च अथ षण्मासवासिनाम् । सदैवात्र स्थितानां च यत्फलं तद्वदस्व नः

Transliteration

yātrāyāmāgatānāṃ ca atha ṣaṇmāsavāsinām | sadaivātra sthitānāṃ ca yatphalaṃ tadvadasva naḥ

Translation

Tell us what fruit of merit comes to those who arrive here on pilgrimage, to those who dwell here for six months, and also to those who remain here continually.

Word by Word

• यात्रायाम्: on the pilgrimage
• यात्रायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• आगतानाम्: of those who have come
• आगतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'आगत'; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; (qualifying implied जनानाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथ: and also/then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रस्तावक-अव्यय (then/now)

• षण्मासवासिनाम्: of those dwelling for six months
• षण्मासवासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास-वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; षण्मास + वासिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्थितानाम्: of those who stay
• स्थितानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'स्थित'; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; correlative

• वदस्व: tell
• वदस्व: Kriyā (Requested action/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नः: to us/for us
• नः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

Speaker

Gopikās addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (question leading to Gopikāsara phala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devotees respectfully question the Lord about the differing fruits of pilgrimage, six-month residence, and permanent dwelling in the sacred city.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Yātrā (pilgrimage)
• Six-month residence (ṣaṇmāsa-vāsa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different levels of engagement with a sacred place—visit, extended stay, lifelong residence—yield differing spiritual fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā and its associated tīrthas discussed in this chapter (notably the Gopikāsara context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage (yātrā) and tīrtha-residence (ṣaṇmāsa-vāsa / constant stay) are presented as meritorious observances.