Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

राज्यं स्वर्गं तथा मोक्षं यच्चान्यदीप्सितं नृणाम् । ददाति भगवान्कृष्णः स्वगीतैर्जागरे स्थितः

Transliteration

rājyaṃ svargaṃ tathā mokṣaṃ yaccānyadīpsitaṃ nṛṇām | dadāti bhagavānkṛṣṇaḥ svagītairjāgare sthitaḥ

Translation

Royauté, ciel, délivrance (mokṣa) et tout autre désir des hommes : Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa accorde tout cela à ceux qui demeurent en veille, chantant ses propres hymnes.

Word by Word

• राज्यम्: kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकार (and/likewise)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

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

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; आप्/ईप्स्-भावार्थ, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (desired)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भगवान् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• स्वगीतैः: by his own songs/hymns
• स्वगीतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गीत (प्रातिपदिक; गा-धातु से क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (स्वस्य गीतैः = by his own songs)

• जागरे: in the vigil
• जागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितः: abiding/present
• स्थितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (standing/being)

Speaker

Narrator addressing a king (speaker not explicit in snippet; within Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa/mahīpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, radiant in the sanctum, listens to devotees singing; above them appear symbolic gifts—crown (rājya), celestial vimāna (svarga), and a luminous gateway (mokṣa).

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expressed through vigil and sacred singing is depicted as a complete giver of worldly and ultimate aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha setting of this Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Staying awake in jāgaraṇa while singing/reciting hymns of Kṛṣṇa (kīrtana/gīta).