Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

सफलं जीवितं तस्य सफलाश्च मनोरथाः । कलौ कृष्णपुरीं गत्वा दृष्ट्वा माधववल्लभाम्

Transliteration

saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya saphalāśca manorathāḥ | kalau kṛṣṇapurīṃ gatvā dṛṣṭvā mādhavavallabhām

Translation

Fruitful is that person’s life, and fulfilled are their heartfelt wishes, who in the age of Kali goes to Kṛṣṇa’s city and beholds Mādhava’s beloved, Rukmiṇī.

Word by Word

• सफलम्: fruitful
• सफलम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying जीवितम्)

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (of him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• सफलाः: fruitful
• सफलाः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (here agreeing with मनोरथाः = पुं), प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मनोरथाः: wishes, aspirations
• मनोरथाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Location/time: in Kali age)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative singular)

• कृष्णपुरीम्: to Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā)
• कृष्णपुरीम्: Karma (Goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णपुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• माधववल्लभाम्: Mādhava’s beloved (Rukmiṇī)
• माधववल्लभाम्: Karma (Object of दृष्ट्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (माधवस्य वल्लभा)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style in Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā) with Rukmiṇī-darśana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Kali-yuga pilgrim reaches Kṛṣṇa’s city and beholds Rukmiṇī; the verse frames this as making one’s life meaningful and wishes fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Kṛṣṇa-purī (Dvārakā)
• Mādhava
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, pilgrimage and darśana are highlighted as accessible paths to meaningful life and fulfilled aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛṣṇa-purī, i.e., Dvārakā/Dvāravatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Going to Kṛṣṇa’s city and taking darśana of Mādhava’s beloved (Rukmiṇī).