Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
Devanagari script
विष्णुना निर्मितं स्थानं लोकस्य गतिदायकम् । मुक्तिदं कलिकाले तु ज्ञानहीनजनस्य च
Transliteration
viṣṇunā nirmitaṃ sthānaṃ lokasya gatidāyakam | muktidaṃ kalikāle tu jñānahīnajanasya ca
Translation
この地はヴィシュヌ（Viṣṇu）によって造られ、世に真の道と帰依の処を授ける。しかもカリの世においては、霊的知を欠く人々にさえ解脱（モークシャ）を与える。
Word by Word
विष्णुनाby Viṣṇu
विष्णुना:
Kartr-karana (Agent in passive; doer expressed instrumentally)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)
निर्मितम्made, constructed
निर्मितम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि+√मा (धातु)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)
स्थानम्place, abode
स्थानम्:
Karta/Pratipādya (Subject/topic)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)
लोकस्यof the world/people
लोकस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)
गतिदायकम्granting (right) course/destination
गतिदायकम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootगति (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (कृदन्त; दा धातु, ण्वुल्/क)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण—'गतिं ददाति'
मुक्तिदम्giving liberation
मुक्तिदम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; दा धातु, क्विप्/द)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण—'मुक्तिं ददाति'
कलिकालेin the Kali age
कलिकाले:
Adhikarana (Location in time)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)
ज्ञानहीनजनस्यof the knowledge-less person/people
ज्ञानहीनजनस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + हीन (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); 'ज्ञानहीनः जनः' (karmadhāraya inside; overall genitive)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
Speaker
Bṛhaspati (contextual continuation)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Indra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Viṣṇu’s divine city Dvārakā rises as a radiant coastal kṣetra; pilgrims of humble learning receive liberation-light through mere contact and devotion.
Characters & Entities
V
ViṣṇuD
DvārakāK
Kali (Kaliyuga)M
MuktiFAQs
Divine grace can outweigh human limitation—Dvārakā is said to grant liberation even in Kali-yuga and even to the unlearned.
Dvārakā, presented as Viṣṇu’s own established sacred abode.
No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on the salvific power of the place itself.