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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

द्वारकां कलिकाले तु प्रातरुत्थाय कीर्तयेत् । स सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तः स्वर्गं याति न संशयः

dvārakāṃ kalikāle tu prātarutthāya kīrtayet | sa sarvapāpanirmuktaḥ svargaṃ yāti na saṃśayaḥ

En l’âge de Kali, qu’on se lève au matin et qu’on chante la louange de Dvārakā. Délivré de tous les péchés, il va au ciel—sans aucun doute.

dvārakāmDvārakā
dvārakām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन
kali-kālein the Kali age
kali-kāle:
Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkali (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (कलियुगस्य काले); पुल्लिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (indeed/but)
prātaḥin the morning
prātaḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprātaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (in the morning)
utthāyahaving risen
utthāya:
Kriya (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (धातु) + ut- (उपसर्ग)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) 'उत्थाय'; अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया
kīrtayetshould praise/recite
kīrtayet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kīrt (धातु; कीर्तयति)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन
sarva-pāpa-nirmuktaḥfreed from all sins
sarva-pāpa-nirmuktaḥ:
Karta (Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nirmukta (कृदन्त; nir- + √muc (धातु) + क्त)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः निर्मुक्तः); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; विशेषणम् (saḥ)
svargamheaven
svargam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsvarga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन
yātigoes/attains
yāti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√yā (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
nano/not
na:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध
saṃśayaḥdoubt
saṃśayaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Scene: At dawn, a devotee faces the sea at Dvārakā, hands folded, chanting the city’s praise; the temple spire and ocean horizon glow with early light.

D
Dvārakā
K
Kali-yuga

FAQs

In Kali-yuga, simple devotional remembrance and praise of a sacred tirtha is upheld as a potent purifier.

Dvārakā, the sacred city of Bhagavān’s presence and pilgrimage merit.

Morning practice: rise early and perform kīrtana (praise/chanting) of Dvārakā.