Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यजत्येको महायज्ञैः संपूर्णवरदक्षिणैः । एकः पश्यति देवेशं कृष्णं तुल्यफलौ हि तौ

Transliteration

yajatyeko mahāyajñaiḥ saṃpūrṇavaradakṣiṇaiḥ | ekaḥ paśyati deveśaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tulyaphalau hi tau

Translation

ある者は、完全で勝れた布施（ダクシナー）を伴う大供犠を修する。ある者は、神々の主クリシュナを拝見する——まことに両者の果報は等しい。

Word by Word

• यजति: sacrifices/worships
• यजति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• एकः: one (person)
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• महायज्ञैः: with great sacrifices
• महायज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः

• संपूर्णवरदक्षिणैः: with complete and excellent fees (dakṣiṇās)
• संपूर्णवरदक्षिणैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण + वर + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (दक्षिणा-आधार), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः (संपूर्णा वरदक्षिणा यस्य/येषां तैः)

• एकः: one (person)
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• पश्यति: sees/beholds
• पश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karman (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• तुल्यफलौ: having equal results
• तुल्यफलौ: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य + फल (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), द्विवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (तुल्यं फलं ययोः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/indeed)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), द्विवचनम्; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A split-scene: on one side a grand yajña with priests, fire-altar, and heaps of dakṣiṇā; on the other a pilgrim simply beholding Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā’s shrine—both scales balanced to show equal fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (Deveśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Direct divine darśana can equal the merit of elaborate ritual sacrifice, emphasizing bhakti and grace alongside Vedic rite.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, upheld as a place where Kṛṣṇa’s darśana grants extraordinary merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A comparison is made to mahā-yajñas with full dakṣiṇā; the verse elevates Kṛṣṇa-darśana as an equally fruitful spiritual act.