Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

द्रारवत्यामयोध्यायां कृष्णं रामं शुभप्रदम् । मथुरायां हरिं विष्णुं स्मृत्वा मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

drāravatyāmayodhyāyāṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rāmaṃ śubhapradam | mathurāyāṃ hariṃ viṣṇuṃ smṛtvā muktimavāpnuyāt

Translation

In Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) and in Ayodhyā, by remembering Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, the givers of auspiciousness, and in Mathurā by remembering Hari, Viṣṇu, one attains liberation.

Word by Word

• द्वारवत्याम्: in Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• द्वारवत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• अयोध्यायाम्: in Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• शुभप्रदम्: bestowing auspiciousness
• शुभप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; 'giver')
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (śubhaṃ pradadāti iti), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• मथुरायाम्: in Mathurā
• मथुरायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्मृ (धातु; √स्मृ) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having remembered'

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु; √आप्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī–Ayodhyā–Mathurā (smaraṇa-centered)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (bhūpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional map: pilgrims in three cities, each holding prayer beads—remembering Krishna in Dvārakā, Rama in Ayodhyā, and Vishnu/Hari in Mathurā—culminating in a radiant mokṣa motif.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Ayodhyā
• Mathurā
• Kṛṣṇa
• Rāma
• Hari
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Lord in sanctified places is a direct means toward mokṣa, joining place-sanctity with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā (Dvāravatī), Ayodhyā, and Mathurā—each tied to remembrance of the Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smṛti/smaraṇa—devotional remembrance of Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Viṣṇu.