Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

न कृता द्वारकायात्रा दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं प्रभुम् । विफलं सुकृतं जातं यन्मया समुपार्जितम्

Transliteration

na kṛtā dvārakāyātrā dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ prabhum | viphalaṃ sukṛtaṃ jātaṃ yanmayā samupārjitam

Translation

പ്രഭു സോമേശ്വരനെ ദർശിക്കാനായി ഞാൻ ദ്വാരകായാത്ര ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല; അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ സമ്പാദിച്ച പുണ്യം ഫലഹീനമായി.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Nipāta (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• कृता: done/performed
• कृता: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (P.P.P.; agrees with यात्रा)

• द्वारकायात्रा: journey/pilgrimage to Dvārakā
• द्वारकायात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular; apposition to सोमेश्वरम्)

• विफलम्: fruitless
• विफलम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative complement (फल-निर्देश)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (Nom./Acc. singular; predicate adjective)

• सुकृतम्: merit/good deed
• सुकृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + कृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• जातम्: has become
• जातम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (P.P.P.; ‘has become’)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यद्-शब्द; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (relative pronoun; refers to सुकृतम्)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• समुपार्जितम्: earned/acquired
• समुपार्जितम्: Kriyā (Predicate in relative clause/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + अर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (P.P.P.; agrees with यत्/सुकृतम्)

Speaker

A devotee/pilgrim addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa within Dvārakā Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (within Dvārakā-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands at a crossroads within Dvārakā’s sacred precinct, looking toward a Śiva-liṅga shrine labeled Someśvara, feeling regret; distant flags of Dvārakādhīśa temple flutter, suggesting an incomplete circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Someśvara
• yātrā
• sukṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit finds its highest fulfillment when directed toward sacred travel and darśana in revered tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, with mention of Someśvara as a revered lord to be visited there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dvārakā-yātrā (pilgrimage) and darśana of Someśvara.