Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

दानं चाध्ययनं शौचं कारणं न हि पुत्रक । हीनवर्णोऽपि पापात्मा गतः कृष्णपुरीं यदि

Transliteration

dānaṃ cādhyayanaṃ śaucaṃ kāraṇaṃ na hi putraka | hīnavarṇo'pi pāpātmā gataḥ kṛṣṇapurīṃ yadi

Translation

O son, charity, study, and purity are not the deciding cause here. Even one of low standing, even a sinful person—if they have gone to Kṛṣṇa’s city—finds deliverance.

Word by Word

• dānam: Charity
• dānam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: And
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• adhyayanam: Study (of Vedas)
• adhyayanam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• śaucam: Purity
• śaucam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kāraṇam: Cause/Reason
• kāraṇam: Vidheya (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• na: Not
• na: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na
• Form: Negation (निषेध)

• hi: Indeed
• hi: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi
• Form: Particle (निश्चय)

• putraka: O dear son
• putraka: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

• hīnavarṇaḥ: One of low caste/class
• hīnavarṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīnavarṇa (hīna + varṇa)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• api: Even/Also
• api: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: Particle

• pāpātmā: Sinful soul
• pāpātmā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpātman (pāpa + ātman)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• gataḥ: Gone/Went
• gataḥ: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past Participle (Kta Pratyaya), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇapurīm: City of Krishna (Dwarka)
• kṛṣṇapurīm: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇapurī (kṛṣṇa + purī)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yadi: If
• yadi: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi
• Form: Conditional

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇapurī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘putraka’ addressed (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diverse group—poor, socially marginalized, and repentant sinners—arrive at Dvārakā; priests and devotees receive them; the city’s sanctity equalizes all.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā)
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is not restricted by social status; turning toward Kṛṣṇa’s city overrides disqualifications.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛṣṇapurī—Dvārakā, presented as universally purifying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage to Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā); other practices are explicitly said to be non-essential in comparison.