Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

मथुराकीर्तनेनापि श्रवणाद्द्वारकापुरः । अयोध्यादर्शनेनापि त्रिशुद्धं च पदं व्रजेत्

Transliteration

mathurākīrtanenāpi śravaṇāddvārakāpuraḥ | ayodhyādarśanenāpi triśuddhaṃ ca padaṃ vrajet

Translation

En glorifiant Mathurā, en entendant la grandeur de la cité de Dvārakā et en contemplant Ayodhyā, on atteint l’état/la demeure purifiée trois fois.

Word by Word

• मथुरा-कीर्तनेन: by the praise of Mathurā
• मथुरा-कीर्तनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मथुरायाः कीर्तनम्)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• श्रवणात्: from hearing; by hearing
• श्रवणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• द्वारका-पुरः: Dvārakā city
• द्वारका-पुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (द्वारका एव पुरम्)

• अयोध्या-दर्शनेन: by seeing Ayodhyā
• अयोध्या-दर्शनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अयोध्यायाः दर्शनम्)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• त्रि-शुद्धम्: thrice-purified; purified in three ways
• त्रि-शुद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रिभिः प्रकारैः शुद्धम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• पदम्: state/abode/goal
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्रजेत्: may attain/go
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (within Dvārakā Māhātmya narration; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mathurā / Dvārakā / Ayodhyā (tri-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs three acts in sequence: singing Mathurā’s praise by the Yamunā, listening to a reciter narrate Dvārakā’s glory by the sea, and finally beholding Ayodhyā’s sacred skyline at Sarayū; three luminous bands (speech, mind, sight) merge into a single radiant ‘pada’.

Characters & Entities

• Mathurā
• Dvārakā
• Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion through hearing, praising, and sacred sight (śravaṇa–kīrtana–darśana) purifies and elevates the seeker.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mathurā, Dvārakā, and Ayodhyā are all praised through distinct devotional modes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kīrtana (praise), śravaṇa (listening), and darśana (pilgrimage sight) are recommended as spiritually efficacious acts.