Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

यः पुनस्तीर्थसंन्यासं कृत्वा तिष्ठति तत्र वै । विष्णुलोकान्निवृत्तिर्न कल्पकोटिशतैरपि

Transliteration

yaḥ punastīrthasaṃnyāsaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhati tatra vai | viṣṇulokānnivṛttirna kalpakoṭiśatairapi

Translation

De plus, quiconque, ayant pris la renonciation en ce lieu de pèlerinage, y demeure—pour lui, nul retour n’est possible depuis le monde de Viṣṇu, fût-ce après des centaines de crores de kalpas.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• punaḥ: again, moreover
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tīrthasaṃnyāsam: renunciation of pilgrimage (giving up tīrthas)
• tīrthasaṃnyāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + saṃnyāsa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तीर्थस्य संन्यासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• tiṣṭhati: stays, stands
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• viṣṇulokāt: from Viṣṇu’s world
• viṣṇulokāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇuloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• nivṛttiḥ: return, turning back
• nivṛttiḥ: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• kalpakoṭiśataiḥ: even by hundreds of crores of kalpas
• kalpakoṭiśataiḥ: Instrument/Measure (करण/परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa + koṭi + śata (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—कल्पानां कोटि-शतानि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास)

• api: even
• api: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (contextual ‘tatra’)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An ascetic who has taken renunciation at the kṣetra sits in steady meditation near the temple and sea, with a subtle vision of Viṣṇu-loka above—radiant, orderly, and timeless—signifying ‘no return even after koṭi-śata kalpas’.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇuloka
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Renunciation grounded in a sacred place is presented as extraordinarily potent, leading to enduring attainment of Viṣṇu’s realm without relapse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The text speaks of “that tīrtha” in the Prabhāsa–Dvārakā context (the pilgrimage region connecting Somanātha/Prabhāsa and Dvārakā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-saṃnyāsa—taking vows of renunciation at the sacred site and residing there.