Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

धन्यानामपि धन्यास्ते देवानामपि देवताः । कृष्णोपरि मतिर्येषां हीयते न कदाचन

Transliteration

dhanyānāmapi dhanyāste devānāmapi devatāḥ | kṛṣṇopari matiryeṣāṃ hīyate na kadācana

Translation

ಧನ್ಯರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅವರು ಪರಮಧನ್ಯರು, ದೇವರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ದೇವತೂಲ್ಯರು—ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದ ಅವರ ಮತಿ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

• dhanyānām: Of the fortunate ones
• dhanyānām: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• api: Even
• api: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: Particle

• dhanyāḥ: Fortunate
• dhanyāḥ: Vidheya (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• te: They
• te: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• devānām: Of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• api: Even
• api: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: Particle

• devatāḥ: Deities
• devatāḥ: Vidheya (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kṛṣṇopari: Upon Krishna
• kṛṣṇopari: Adhikarana (Location/Topic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛṣṇopari (kṛṣṇa + upari)
• Form: Adverbial Compound (functioning as Locative)

• matiḥ: Mind/Devotion
• matiḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yeṣām: Whose
• yeṣām: Sambandha (Possession)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• hīyate: Is lost/diminished
• hīyate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hā (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), Passive (Karmani), 3rd Person, Singular

• na: Not
• na: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na
• Form: Negation

• kadācana: Ever/At any time
• kadācana: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana
• Form: Adverb

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee’s mind unwaveringly fixed on Kṛṣṇa, with Dvārakā’s sea-girt city and temple spires in the background; the verse functions as a eulogy of steadfast bhaktas.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion to Kṛṣṇa is the highest fortune, surpassing worldly and even celestial status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a single tīrtha is named in this verse; within context it supports the Dvārakā Māhātmya by exalting Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is prescribed; the inner sādhana is unwavering Kṛṣṇa-smṛti/bhakti.