Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ययौ द्वारवतीं हृष्टो देवदेवस्य सादरम् । कृष्णं दृष्ट्वा परां सिद्धिं संप्राप्तो देवमंदिरे

Transliteration

yayau dvāravatīṃ hṛṣṭo devadevasya sādaram | kṛṣṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā parāṃ siddhiṃ saṃprāpto devamaṃdire

Translation

ആനന്ദത്തോടെ അവൻ ദേവദേവന്റെ ധാമമായ ദ്വാരവതിയിലേക്കു ഭക്തിയോടും ആദരവോടും കൂടി പോയി. ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണദർശനത്തിൽ പരമസിദ്ധി നേടി ദിവ്യമന്ദിരം പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• dvāravatīm: to Dvāravatī
• dvāravatīm: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāravatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• deva-devasya: of the God of gods
• deva-devasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• sādaram: respectfully, with reverence
• sādaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial accusative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛṣṇam: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा/absolutive)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• parām: supreme
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• siddhim: attainment, perfection
• siddhim: Karma (Object/result/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• saṃprāptaḥ: attained
• saṃprāptaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pra + āp (धातु) → saṃprāpta (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘attained/obtained’

• deva-mandire: in the temple of the deity
• deva-mandire: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवस्य मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dvārakā Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī / Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Dilīpa arrives joyfully at Dvāravatī, approaches the divine temple, and attains supreme perfection upon beholding Kṛṣṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Deva-mandira (temple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kṛṣṇa-darśana at Dvārakā, approached with reverence, is portrayed as a direct cause of supreme spiritual attainment (parā siddhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī/Dvārakā, celebrated as a sacred city where seeing Kṛṣṇa grants exceptional merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the act emphasized is devotional pilgrimage and darśana (reverent seeing) of Kṛṣṇa in the temple.