Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ये कुर्वंति नराः पूजां स्वशक्त्या रुक्मिणीपतेः । क्रीडंति विष्णुलोके ते मन्वतरशतं नराः

Transliteration

ye kurvaṃti narāḥ pūjāṃ svaśaktyā rukmiṇīpateḥ | krīḍaṃti viṣṇuloke te manvataraśataṃ narāḥ

Translation

Ceux qui, selon leurs moyens, accomplissent le culte du Seigneur de Rukmiṇī, se réjouissent dans le monde de Viṣṇu durant cent Manvantara.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kurvanti: do/perform
• kurvanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• narāḥ: men/people
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• svaśaktyā: with (their) own ability
• svaśaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• rukmiṇīpateḥ: of the lord of Rukmiṇī (Krishna)
• rukmiṇīpateḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmiṇī-pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• krīḍanti: they sport/dwell in play
• krīḍanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• viṣṇuloke: in Vishnu’s world
• viṣṇuloke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• manvataraśatam: for a hundred manvantaras
• manvataraśatam: Kāla-adhikarana (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manvantara-śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• narāḥ: men/people
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees of varied means—some offering simple tulasī, others lamps and food—worship Rukmiṇīpati; above, a vision of Viṣṇuloka where they ‘sport’ in divine gardens.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇīpati (Kṛṣṇa)
• Viṣṇuloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

God accepts devotion proportionate to one’s means, and grants immense otherworldly joy for sincere worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, through the praise of worship to Rukmiṇīpati.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Rukmiṇīpati) performed ‘according to one’s capacity’ (svaśaktyā).