Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवं कृते द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്താൽ മനുഷ്യൻ കൃതകൃത്യനാകുന്നു; എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും പ്രാപിച്ച് വിഷ്ണുലോകത്തിലേക്ക് ഗമിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• कृते: when done
• कृते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; लोके/सति-सप्तमी: ‘कृते’ = ‘when (this) is done’

• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्विजानां श्रेष्ठाः (best of the twice-born); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः

• कृतकृत्यः: having accomplished his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कृतं कृत्यं यस्य/कृतकृत्यः (one whose duty is done); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘कामान्’ (all)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) + अव- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s realm
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: विष्णोः लोकः (Viṣṇu’s world); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (pronoun: nominative singular)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual instruction within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, having completed offerings, stands with folded hands before Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa; above, a luminous vision of Viṣṇuloka appears—radiant gates, divine attendants—signifying the promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Properly performed tīrtha-related worship and charity culminate in worldly fulfillment and the supreme goal of reaching Viṣṇu’s abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rites connected with Rukmiṇī-hrada in Dvārakā are being praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Completion of the previously described acts of honoring and gifting as part of Rukmiṇī-focused observance.