Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

वाङ्मनःकायजैर्दोषैर्हता ये पापबुद्धयः । द्वारवत्यां विमुच्यंते दृष्ट्वा कृष्णमुखं शुभम्

Transliteration

vāṅmanaḥkāyajairdoṣairhatā ye pāpabuddhayaḥ | dvāravatyāṃ vimucyaṃte dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇamukhaṃ śubham

Translation

Même ceux dont l’intention est pécheresse, frappés par les fautes nées de la parole, du mental et du corps, sont délivrés à Dvāravatī en contemplant le visage auspiceux de Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Samāsa-pūrvapada (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Samāsa-pūrvapada (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• काय: body
• काय: Samāsa-pūrvapada (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• जैः: born from
• जैः: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु) within compound
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); समासे ‘-ज’ = ‘born from’

• वाक्-मनः-काय-जैः: by those arising from speech, mind, and body
• वाक्-मनः-काय-जैः: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाच् + मनस् + काय + ज (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); ‘speech-mind-body-born’

• दोषैः: by faults
• दोषैः: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• हताः: struck/afflicted
• हताः: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of ‘ye’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• पाप: sin/evil
• पाप: Samāsa-pūrvapada (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• बुद्धयः: minds/intentions
• बुद्धयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) in relative clause (appositional to ‘ye’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• पाप-बुद्धयः: sinful-minded people
• पाप-बुद्धयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition to ‘ye’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural); ‘sinful-minded’

• द्वारवत्याम्: in Dvāravatī
• द्वारवत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• विमुच्यन्ते: are released/freed
• विमुच्यन्ते: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Plural, Ātmanepada)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive)

• कृष्ण: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Samāsa-pūrvapada (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular) (समासाङ्ग)

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) of ‘dṛṣṭvā’
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• कृष्ण-मुखम्: Kṛṣṇa’s face
• कृष्ण-मुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + मुख (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Kṛṣṇa’s face)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of ‘kṛṣṇamukham’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent pilgrim, burdened and downcast, enters Dvārakā and beholds Kṛṣṇa’s auspicious face; the expression shifts to relief and tears. The deity’s mukha is luminous, conveying compassion and release.

Characters & Entities

• Dwāravatī
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) of the Lord in a holy place purifies deep-rooted moral and mental impurities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwāravatī/Dwārakā, as the locus of Kṛṣṇa’s auspicious presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṛṣṇa-darśana is highlighted as the transformative act; the verse frames it as liberating in itself.