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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तत्फलं लभते मर्त्त्यो द्वारकायां दिनेदिने । गृहेषु वसतामेतत्किं पुनः कृष्णसंनिधौ

Transliteration

tatphalaṃ labhate marttyo dvārakāyāṃ dinedine | gṛheṣu vasatāmetatkiṃ punaḥ kṛṣṇasaṃnidhau

Translation

Pahala yang sama itu diperoleh manusia fana di Dwārakā, hari demi hari. Jika yang tinggal di rumah pun demikian, terlebih lagi di hadirat Kṛṣṇa sendiri!

Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (demonstrative)
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
लभतेobtains
लभते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√लभ् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
द्वारकायाम्in Dvārakā
द्वारकायाम्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
दिनेday
दिने:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
दिनेby day (day after day)
दिने:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (iteration)
गृहेषुin houses
गृहेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)
वसताम्of those who dwell
वसताम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Root√वस् (धातु) + शतृ (Kṛdanta/Present participle)
Formवर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘वसत्’ (those dwelling)
एतत्this (much/this result)
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
किम्what (then)/how much
किम्:
Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययप्रयोग (interrogative particle used idiomatically: ‘how much more?’)
पुनःagain; rather (how much more)
पुनः:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/अधिक्यार्थक (adverb: again; in idiom ‘how much more’)
कृष्णसन्निधौin the presence of Kṛṣṇa
कृष्णसन्निधौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य सन्निधिः)
Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm morning in Dvārakā: householders perform simple pūjā at home, while the grand Kṛṣṇa temple rises nearby; pilgrims stream toward darśana, suggesting that even domestic life in the kṣetra accrues merit.

Characters & Entities
D
Dwārakā
K
Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

Holy presence (saṃnidhi) magnifies merit; Dwārakā is portrayed as a place where dharma and bhakti become effortless.

Dwārakā, especially as the abode associated with Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

No single rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the spiritual potency of living in Dwārakā and approaching Kṛṣṇa.

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