Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवं त्रिविक्रमः स्वामी तदाप्रभृति संस्थितः । कलौ पुनः कलान्यासात्कृष्णत्वमगमत्प्रभुः

Transliteration

evaṃ trivikramaḥ svāmī tadāprabhṛti saṃsthitaḥ | kalau punaḥ kalānyāsātkṛṣṇatvamagamatprabhuḥ

Translation

Thus the Lord Trivikrama has remained established there from that time onward. Again, in the Kali age, by manifesting His divine portion, the Lord assumed the form of Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• त्रिविक्रमः: Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वामी: the Lord/master
• स्वामी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रभृति: from (that time) onward
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (from/since)

• संस्थितः: remained stationed
• संस्थितः: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुनः: again; then
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (again; moreover)

• कलान्यासात्: due to the depositing/assignment of (divine) parts
• कलान्यासात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलान्यास (प्रातिपदिक; कला + न्यास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कलानां न्यासः)

• कृष्णत्वम्: the state of being Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णत्व (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अगमत्: went; became; attained
• अगमत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Skanda in the Dvārakā-māhātmya flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Trivikrama-sthāna continuing into Kṛṣṇa sambandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temporal montage: Trivikrama established at the tīrtha, then a yuga-shift motif where the same Lord, by ‘kalā-nyāsa’, appears as Kṛṣṇa—suggesting continuity of divinity at Dvārakā across ages.

Characters & Entities

• Trivikrama
• Kṛṣṇa
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same Supreme Lord manifests in different forms across ages to uphold dharma and bless devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā tīrtha-context where Trivikrama is said to remain established, later connected to Kṛṣṇa’s manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse provides theological grounding for Dvārakā’s sanctity through the Lord’s abiding presence.