Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रिया च मया कार्य्या द्वादशी व्रतसंयुता । भक्तिर्भागवतानां च कार्य्या प्राणैर्द्धनैरपि

Transliteration

tvatpriyā ca mayā kāryyā dvādaśī vratasaṃyutā | bhaktirbhāgavatānāṃ ca kāryyā prāṇairddhanairapi

Translation

I shall observe what is dear to You—especially the sacred Dvādaśī vow—and I shall cultivate devotion to the Lord’s devotees (Bhāgavatas), honoring them even at the cost of my life and wealth.

Word by Word

• त्वत्प्रिया: your beloved (observance)
• त्वत्प्रिया: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तव प्रिया)

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• कार्य्या: should be done
• कार्य्या: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/अनिवार्य अर्थे कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be performed’

• द्वादशी: the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• व्रतसंयुता: accompanied by a vow
• व्रतसंयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (व्रतेन संयुता)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भागवतानाम्: of the devotees of Bhagavān
• भागवतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

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

• कार्य्या: should be practiced
• कार्य्या: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/अनिवार्य अर्थे कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with भक्तिः

• प्राणैः: with (one’s) life-breaths; with one’s life
• प्राणैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• धनैः: with wealth
• धनैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अपि-कारक अव्यय (even/also)

Speaker

Candraśarman (the brāhmaṇa devotee, addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee takes a vow before Kṛṣṇa, holding a dvādaśī vow-token (tulasi sprig or vrata thread), while offering respectful service to Bhāgavatas—washing their feet, offering seats and food—signifying devotion beyond ritual.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhāgavatas
• Dvādaśī-vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion includes both vowed discipline (vrata) and wholehearted reverence for the Lord’s devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, presented as a supreme Vaiṣṇava sacred geography within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of the Dvādaśī vow and active service/devotion toward Bhāgavatas, even with one’s wealth and life.