Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

कलौ कृष्णपुरीं रम्यां ये गच्छंति नरोत्तमाः । कुलकोटिशतैर्युक्तास्ते गच्छन्ति हरेः पदम्

Transliteration

kalau kṛṣṇapurīṃ ramyāṃ ye gacchaṃti narottamāḥ | kulakoṭiśatairyuktāste gacchanti hareḥ padam

Translation

കലിയുഗത്തിൽ രമ്യമായ കൃഷ്ണപുരി (ദ്വാരക)യിലേക്കു പോകുന്ന നരോത്തമർ, കുലത്തിലെ കോടി കോടി ജനങ്ങളോടുകൂടി ഹരിയുടെ പദം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• कलौ: in Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृष्णपुरीम्: Kṛṣṇa’s city (Dvārakā)
• कृष्णपुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य पुरी)

• रम्याम्: lovely, delightful
• रम्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुरी-विशेषण

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• गच्छन्ति: go
• गच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• नरोत्तमाः: best of men
• नरोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (उत्तमाः नराः)

• कुलकोटिशतैः: with hundreds of crores of lineages (i.e., many generations)
• कुलकोटिशतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/निर्देशार्थ-तत्पुरुषः (कुलानां कोटि-शतानि)

• युक्ताः: endowed, accompanied
• युक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘endowed/connected’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गच्छन्ति: go
• गच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पदम्: abode, state, place
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛṣṇapurī / Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noble pilgrim approaches Dvārakā; behind him appear translucent rows of ancestors and descendants, all moving toward a radiant gateway labeled ‘Hareḥ padam’.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇapurī
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to Dvārakā in Kali-yuga is portrayed as a powerful means to attain Hari’s supreme state, benefiting even one’s lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛṣṇapurī—understood as Dvārakā, the sacred city of Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the act emphasized is going (pilgrimage) to Dvārakā.