Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

शृण्वतां पठतां चैव माहा त्म्यं द्वारकाभवम् । सर्वं फलमवाप्नोति कृष्णेन कथितं च यत्

Transliteration

śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ caiva māhā tmyaṃ dvārakābhavam | sarvaṃ phalamavāpnoti kṛṣṇena kathitaṃ ca yat

Translation

ഈ ദ്വാരകാ-മാഹാത്മ്യം ശ്രവിക്കുന്നവനും പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും, ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ പ്രസ്താവിച്ച എല്ലാ ഫലങ്ങളും സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• शृण्वताम्: of those who listen
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘शृण्वन्ति ये’ = of those who listen

• पठताम्: of those who recite
• पठताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘पठन्ति ये’ = of those who recite

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (indeed)

• माहात्म्यम्: the glory (account)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वारकाभवम्: pertaining to Dvārakā
• द्वारकाभवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वारकाभव (प्रातिपदिक; द्वारका + भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘द्वारकायाः भवम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘माहात्म्यम्’ इति विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ इति विशेषण

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/instrumental/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कथितम्: told/narrated
• कथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘माहात्म्यम्’ इति विशेषण (that which is told)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative ‘which’)—‘कथितम्’ इति विशेष्य/सम्बन्ध

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from section flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indradyumna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional assembly listens as a learned reciter chants the Dvārakā-māhātmya; the presence of Kṛṣṇa’s promise is felt as sanctifying radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of tīrtha-māhātmyas are themselves meritorious and grant the stated spiritual benefits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, celebrated as Kṛṣṇa’s city and a source of sacred merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Listening to and reciting the Dvārakā Māhātmya are presented as meritorious acts.