Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततस्तु द्वारकायां च पुण्यं जन्म भविष्यति । कृष्णं प्रतोष्य संसिद्धिर्भविष्यति सुदुर्ल्लभा

Transliteration

tatastu dvārakāyāṃ ca puṇyaṃ janma bhaviṣyati | kṛṣṇaṃ pratoṣya saṃsiddhirbhaviṣyati sudurllabhā

Translation

Ensuite, à Dvārakā, naîtra une naissance méritoire ; et, en réjouissant pleinement Kṛṣṇa, on obtiendra une perfection très difficile à atteindre.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-शब्दः अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereafter/from that')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle)

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

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

• पुण्यम्: meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतोष्य: having pleased
• प्रतोष्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + तुष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• संसिद्धिः: attainment/perfection
• संसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदुर्लभा: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Jayanta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / general audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a period of suffering/expiation, a radiant vision of Dvārakā appears; a devotee bows before Kṛṣṇa, and a luminous ‘new birth’ motif (lotus/infant light) symbolizes puṇya-janma and rare siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Dwārakā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After expiation and right conduct, Dwārakā becomes a gateway to meritorious rebirth and rare spiritual attainment through devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwārakā is extolled as a place generating puṇya and enabling difficult spiritual accomplishments.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit devotional practice: “pleasing Kṛṣṇa” through worship and service (sevā/bhakti), though no single rite is specified.