Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

द्वारकाऽवस्थितं तोयं षण्मासं पिबते नरः । तस्य चक्रांकितो देहो भवते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

dvārakā'vasthitaṃ toyaṃ ṣaṇmāsaṃ pibate naraḥ | tasya cakrāṃkito deho bhavate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Si un homme boit durant six mois l’eau qui se trouve à Dvārakā, son corps portera la marque du cakra (disque) ; là-dessus, nul doute.

Word by Word

• dvārakāvasthitaṃ: Situated in Dwaraka
• dvārakāvasthitaṃ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvārakāvasthita (dvārakā + avasthita)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (Saptami Tatpurusha)

• toyaṃ: Water
• toyaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ṣaṇmāsaṃ: For six months
• ṣaṇmāsaṃ: Kala (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṇmāsa (ṣaṭ + māsa)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (Accusative of Time)

• pibate: Drinks
• pibate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (pib) (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Prathama Purusha, Eka Vachana (Atmanepada - Arsha usage)

• naraḥ: Man/Person
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tasya: His
• tasya: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• cakrāṃkitaḥ: Marked with the Chakra
• cakrāṃkitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cakrāṃkita (cakra + aṅkita)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (Tritiya Tatpurusha)

• dehaḥ: Body
• dehaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bhavate: Becomes
• bhavate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (bhav) (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Prathama Purusha, Eka Vachana (Atmanepada - Arsha usage)

• na: Not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative Particle

• atra: Here/In this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place

• saṃśayaḥ: Doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Dvārakā receives sanctified water (tīrtha) daily for months; subtle radiance forms the Sudarśana-cakra emblem upon the body, with the sea and temple spires in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Dwārakā
• Cakra (discus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained contact with a holy place’s sanctified water is portrayed as transforming the devotee into a visibly consecrated being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwārakā and its sacred water tradition, associated with the cakra (Vaiṣṇava emblem).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regularly drinking Dwārakā’s water for six months is described as a sanctifying observance.