Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सर्वान्कामानिह प्राप्य याति विष्णुपदं नरः

Transliteration

sarvānkāmāniha prāpya yāti viṣṇupadaṃ naraḥ

Translation

Ayant obtenu ici tous ses désirs, l’homme s’en va vers Viṣṇupada, la demeure suprême de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (adjective)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having obtained)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णुपदं: Vishnu’s abode/footstep
• विष्णुपदं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः पदम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice (concluding phalaśruti within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha sphere (contextually continuing Rukmiṇī-hrada phala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, having completed rites, is shown with two horizons: earthly abundance (granaries, family, peace) and a radiant Viṣṇu-pada vision—Vishnu enthroned in Vaikuṇṭha—signifying iha-paratra fulfillment.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma practiced at a sacred site is said to perfect both worldly well-being and the final goal of liberation in Viṣṇu.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement concludes the praise of the Dvārakā tīrtha context, especially Rukmiṇī-hrada.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is stated; it seals the promised results of the preceding tīrtha observances.