Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

श्रवणद्वादशीयोगे गोमत्युदधिसंगमे । स्नात्वा कृष्णसुतं दृष्ट्वा लिप्यते नैव स क्वचित्

Transliteration

śravaṇadvādaśīyoge gomatyudadhisaṃgame | snātvā kṛṣṇasutaṃ dṛṣṭvā lipyate naiva sa kvacit

Translation

ശ്രവണ നക്ഷത്രം–ദ്വാദശി ശുഭയോഗത്തിൽ, ഗോമതി–സമുദ്ര സംഗമത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് കൃഷ്ണസുതനെ ദർശിക്കുന്നവൻ എവിടെയും പാപലേപം പ്രാപിക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• śravaṇadvādaśīyoge: In the conjunction of Shravana star and Dvadashi
• śravaṇadvādaśīyoge: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇadvādaśīyoga (śravaṇa + dvādaśī + yoga)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• gomatyudadhisaṃgame: At the confluence of the Gomati and the Ocean
• gomatyudadhisaṃgame: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomatyudadhisaṃgama (gomatī + udadhi + saṃgama)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• snātvā: Having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakalika Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (Ktva Pratyaya)

• kṛṣṇasutam: The son of Krishna (Pradyumna)
• kṛṣṇasutam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇasuta (kṛṣṇa + suta)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: Having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakalika Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (Ktva Pratyaya)

• lipyate: Is tainted/smeared (by sin)
• lipyate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lip (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), Passive (Karmani), 3rd Person, Singular

• na: Not
• na: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na
• Form: Negation

• eva: Indeed/At all
• eva: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva
• Form: Particle (Emphasis)

• saḥ: He
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kvacit: Anywhere/Ever
• kvacit: Adhikarana (Location/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit
• Form: Adverb

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī–Samudra Saṅgama (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathing at the Gomati–ocean confluence on an auspicious Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī, then moving toward the temple for darśana; the sky suggests nakṣatra auspiciousness through lunar motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Samudra (Ocean)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇasuta (son of Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Śravaṇa–Dvādaśī) and sacred place (Gomatī–ocean confluence) combined with darśana grants powerful purification from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The saṅgama (confluence) of the Gomati river with the ocean at Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the Gomati–ocean confluence on Śravaṇa–Dvādaśī, followed by darśana of Kṛṣṇa’s son.