Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

गोमत्यां श्रद्धया स्नानं पूर्णे सिंहस्थिते गुरौ । सहस्रगुणितं तत्स्याद्द्वारवत्यां दिनेदिने

Transliteration

gomatyāṃ śraddhayā snānaṃ pūrṇe siṃhasthite gurau | sahasraguṇitaṃ tatsyāddvāravatyāṃ dinedine

Translation

Un bain dans la Gomati, accompli avec foi, lorsque Guru—Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)—demeure pleinement en Siṃha (le Lion), devient mille fois plus méritoire, jour après jour, à Dvāravatī (Dvārakā).

Word by Word

• gomatyām: in the Gomatī
• gomatyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Means/attitude/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• pūrṇe: when (it is) full/complete
• pūrṇe: Adhikarana (Time/condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• siṃhasthite: when (Jupiter) is situated in Leo
• siṃhasthite: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siṃha-sthita (प्रातिपदिक; सिंह + स्थित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participial adjective)

• gurau: when Guru (Jupiter) (is...)
• gurau: Adhikarana (Time/condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); ग्रहवाचक (Jupiter/Bṛhaspati)

• sahasraguṇitam: multiplied a thousandfold
• sahasraguṇitam: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra-guṇita (प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र + गुणित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participial adjective)

• tat: that (bathing)
• tat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• dvāravatyām: in Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• dvāravatyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāravatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dine: on (each) day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for distributive sense)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsakhaṇḍa māhātmya-style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn in Dvārakā, devotees perform repeated daily baths at the Gomatī; above, Jupiter is symbolically shown enthroned within the Leo constellation; the city’s sacred skyline glows as merit ‘multiplies’ in luminous motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Guru (Jupiter)
• Siṃha (Leo)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith and sacred timing amplify the fruits of tīrtha practices, especially in Dvārakā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomati river at Dvāravatī (Dvārakā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śraddhā-yukta snāna (devout bathing) in the Gomati, particularly when Jupiter is in Leo.