Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

विघ्नमाचरते यस्तु द्वारकां प्रति गच्छताम् । नरके मज्जते मूढः कल्पमात्रं तु रौरवे

Transliteration

vighnamācarate yastu dvārakāṃ prati gacchatām | narake majjate mūḍhaḥ kalpamātraṃ tu raurave

Translation

എന്നാൽ ദ്വാരകയിലേക്കു പോകുന്നവർക്കു തടസ്സം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്നവൻ, ആ മൂഢൻ റൗരവ നരകത്തിൽ ഒരു കല്പകാലം മുഴുവൻ മുങ്ങിക്കിടക്കും.

Word by Word

• विघ्नम्: obstacle, hindrance
• विघ्नम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• आचरते: practises, commits, does
• आचरते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• द्वारकाम्: to Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: दिशा/गति-सम्बन्ध (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशार्थक अव्यय (preposition/adverb)

• गच्छताम्: of those who are going
• गच्छताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गच्छत् (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मज्जते: sinks, is immersed
• मज्जते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• मूढः: the deluded (man)
• मूढः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेष्य (as substantive: 'the deluded one')

• कल्प-मात्रम्: for only a kalpa (duration)
• कल्प-मात्रम्: काल-अवधि (Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कल्पस्य मात्रम्)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• रौरवे: in Raurava (a hell)
• रौरवे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; नरक-विशेषः

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark moral tableau: pilgrims walking toward Dvārakā while a malicious figure blocks the path; below, a dark vision of Raurava naraka with torment imagery, contrasted with the bright pilgrimage road.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Raurava Naraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Harming or hindering pilgrimage is treated as grave adharma with severe karmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā; the verse protects the sanctity of travel to Kṛṣṇa’s sacred city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A negative injunction: do not create vighna (obstructions) for pilgrims; instead, one should support their yātrā.