Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

द्वारकां गच्छमानस्य यो ददाति प्रतिश्रयम् । तथैव मधुरां वाचं नन्दते क्रीडते हि सः

Transliteration

dvārakāṃ gacchamānasya yo dadāti pratiśrayam | tathaiva madhurāṃ vācaṃ nandate krīḍate hi saḥ

Translation

Whoever offers lodging to one who is journeying to Dvārakā, and likewise speaks to him with sweet words—he indeed rejoices and delights.

Word by Word

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गच्छमानस्य: of (one) going
• गच्छमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रतिश्रयम्: shelter/lodging
• प्रतिश्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• मधुराम्: sweet
• मधुराम्: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाचम्: speech/words
• वाचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नन्दते: rejoices
• नन्दते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• क्रीडते: sports/plays
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Emphasis/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder welcomes a dusty pilgrim with folded hands, offering a resting place and water; the pilgrim carries a small bundle and tulasī beads; the atmosphere is warm and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to pilgrims—through shelter and kind speech—is praised as a direct form of dharmic devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, approached as a pilgrimage destination whose travelers are worthy of honor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering pratiśraya (lodging) and speaking madhurā vāc (gentle words) to pilgrims.