Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

द्रारवत्यामयोध्यायां कृष्णं रामं शुभप्रदम् । मथुरायां हरिं विष्णुं स्मृत्वा मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

drāravatyāmayodhyāyāṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rāmaṃ śubhapradam | mathurāyāṃ hariṃ viṣṇuṃ smṛtvā muktimavāpnuyāt

Translation

À Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) et à Ayodhyā, quiconque se souvient de Kṛṣṇa et de Rāma, dispensateurs d’auspice, et à Mathurā se souvient de Hari, Viṣṇu, obtient la délivrance.

Word by Word

• द्वारवत्याम्: in Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• द्वारवत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• अयोध्यायाम्: in Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• शुभप्रदम्: bestowing auspiciousness
• शुभप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; 'giver')
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (śubhaṃ pradadāti iti), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• मथुरायाम्: in Mathurā
• मथुरायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्मृ (धातु; √स्मृ) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having remembered'

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु; √आप्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī–Ayodhyā–Mathurā (smaraṇa-centered)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (bhūpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional map: pilgrims in three cities, each holding prayer beads—remembering Krishna in Dvārakā, Rama in Ayodhyā, and Vishnu/Hari in Mathurā—culminating in a radiant mokṣa motif.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Ayodhyā
• Mathurā
• Kṛṣṇa
• Rāma
• Hari
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Lord in sanctified places is a direct means toward mokṣa, joining place-sanctity with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā (Dvāravatī), Ayodhyā, and Mathurā—each tied to remembrance of the Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smṛti/smaraṇa—devotional remembrance of Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Viṣṇu.