Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

प्राणिनो ये मृताः केचिद्द्वारकां कृष्णसन्निधौ । पापिनस्तत्पदं यांति भित्त्वा सूर्यस्य मंडलम्

Transliteration

prāṇino ye mṛtāḥ keciddvārakāṃ kṛṣṇasannidhau | pāpinastatpadaṃ yāṃti bhittvā sūryasya maṃḍalam

Translation

ദ്വാരകയിൽ കൃഷ്ണസന്നിധിയിൽ ഏതൊരു ജീവിയും മരിച്ചാൽ, പാപഭാരമുള്ളവരായാലും സൂര്യമണ്ഡലം ഭേദിച്ചതുപോലെ അവന്റെ പരമപദം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• प्राणिनः: living beings, persons
• प्राणिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• मृताः: dead
• मृताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त; √मृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (dead); विशेषणम् (प्राणिनः)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् + चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; अनिश्चितवाचक (some)

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā (to)
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• कृष्णसन्निधौ: in the presence of Krishna
• कृष्णसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + सन्निधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य सन्निधिः)

• पापिनः: sinful
• पापिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; विशेषणम् (केचित्/प्राणिनः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; विशेषणम् (पदम्)

• पदम्: state, abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• यान्ति: go, attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

• भित्त्वा: having broken through
• भित्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √भिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) — Absolutive: ‘having pierced/broken through’

• सूर्यस्य: of the sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• मण्डलम्: orb, disc
• मण्डलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee’s final moments in Dvārakā near Kṛṣṇa’s presence; a luminous upward path beyond the sun’s orb symbolizes release from samsāra into Kṛṣṇa’s supreme abode.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Kṛṣṇa
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is portrayed as a liberating kṣetra: even sinners who die near Kṛṣṇa can attain His supreme abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, sanctified by Kṛṣṇa’s presence, is glorified as a mokṣa-bestowing sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the salvific power of dying in Dvārakā near Kṛṣṇa.