Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

किं पुनर्द्वारकाक्षेत्रे कृष्णस्य च समीपतः । कलावेकेकसिक्थे च राजसूयायुतं फलम्

Transliteration

kiṃ punardvārakākṣetre kṛṣṇasya ca samīpataḥ | kalāvekekasikthe ca rājasūyāyutaṃ phalam

Translation

Combien plus encore, dans le kṣetra sacré de Dvārakā, tout près de la présence même de Kṛṣṇa ! Là, fût-ce une parcelle minuscule comme un grain de sésame, elle donne le fruit de dizaines de milliers de sacrifices Rājasūya.

Word by Word

• kim: what (then)
• kim: Sambandha/Particle (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (प्रश्न/आश्चर्ये)

• punaḥ: moreover; then how much more
• punaḥ: Sambandha/Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक निपात (again/moreover)

• dvārakā-kṣetre: in the Dvārakā sacred field
• dvārakā-kṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā-kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक; द्वारका + क्षेत्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• kṛṣṇasya: of Krishna
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• samīpataḥ: near; in the vicinity
• samīpataḥ: Adhikarana (Proximity/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samīpatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• kalāveka-ekasikthe: in (the act of offering) a single sesame-seed at the Kalāvekā (place/time)
• kalāveka-ekasikthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalāveka-ekasiktha (प्रातिपदिक; कलावेका + एक + सिक्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरणे; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विशेषणपूर्वपद-सम्बन्ध)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• rājasūya-āyutam: equal to ten-thousand Rājasūya (sacrifices)
• rājasūya-āyutam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājasūya-āyuta (प्रातिपदिक; राजसूय + आयुत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (फलम् इत्यस्य)

• phalam: fruit; result
• phalam: Karma/Phala (Result/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Nārada (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Dvārakā offers a minute sesame-like gift at the threshold of Kṛṣṇa’s sanctum; the unseen merit expands like a radiant aura, symbolically outweighing countless royal sacrifices.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā-kṣetra
• Kṛṣṇa
• Rājasūya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The holiness of Dvārakā and nearness to Kṛṣṇa magnify even the tiniest act into vast spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā-kṣetra, especially actions performed near Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes the extraordinary efficacy of even minute offerings/acts in Dvārakā, equating them with the fruits of many Rājasūya sacrifices.