Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा कृष्णपुरीं रम्यां कृष्णस्य मुखपंकजम् । धन्योऽहं कृत्यकृत्योहं सभाग्योऽहं धरातले

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇapurīṃ ramyāṃ kṛṣṇasya mukhapaṃkajam | dhanyo'haṃ kṛtyakṛtyohaṃ sabhāgyo'haṃ dharātale

Translation

麗しきクリシュナの都を見、クリシュナの蓮華のごとき御顔を拝して、我は福を得た。なすべき務めは成就し、この大地にて我は幸いなる者である。

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund)

• kṛṣṇa-purīm: Krishna’s city
• kṛṣṇa-purīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kṛṣṇasya purī)

• ramyām: beautiful
• ramyām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• kṛṣṇasya: of Krishna
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• mukha-paṅkajam: lotus-like face
• mukha-paṅkajam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक) + paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (paṅkajaṃ iva mukham)

• dhanyaḥ: blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Pratijna/Predicate (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• kṛtya-kṛtyaḥ: one whose duties are accomplished
• kṛtya-kṛtyaḥ: Pratijna/Predicate (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-कर्मधारयः (kṛtyaṃ kṛtyaṃ yasya / kṛtyaṃ kṛtam asya)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• sa-bhāgyaḥ: fortunate
• sa-bhāgyaḥ: Pratijna/Predicate (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + bhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (bhāgyena saha / bhāgyavān)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• dharā-tale: on the surface of the earth
• dharā-tale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dharāyāḥ tale)

Speaker

Unspecified devotee voice within Dvārakā-māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa-darśana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā; the city glows behind, and Kṛṣṇa’s lotus-like face becomes the focal point, eliciting the cry ‘dhanyo’ham’.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord and His sacred city is celebrated as the completion of life’s rightful aims when grounded in devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, called Kṛṣṇapurī, together with Kṛṣṇa’s personal darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the focus is on darśana and devotional recognition of its transforming merit.