Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

एवं कृते कृतार्थास्ताः संप्राप्यातिमहद्यशः । जग्मुर्यथागतं सर्वा द्वारकां कृष्णसंयुताः

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte kṛtārthāstāḥ saṃprāpyātimahadyaśaḥ | jagmuryathāgataṃ sarvā dvārakāṃ kṛṣṇasaṃyutāḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ എല്ലാം പൂർത്തിയായപ്പോൾ ആ സ്ത്രീകൾ കൃതാർത്ഥരായി അതിമഹായശസ് നേടി, ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനോടൊപ്പം വന്നതുപോലെ തന്നെ ദ്വാരകയിലേക്കു മടങ്ങിപ്പോയി.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक — Indeclinable; ‘thus/in this manner’

• कृते: when (it was) done
• कृते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Past participle (kta), Neuter, Locative, Singular; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट ‘when this was done’

• कृतार्थाः: having fulfilled their aim
• कृतार्थाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Plural; ‘कृतः अर्थः येषाम्’ = having achieved the purpose

• ताः: they (those women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• संप्राप्य: having attained
• संप्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — having obtained/attained

• अतिमहद्यशः: very great fame
• अतिमहद्यशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति + महत् + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘very great fame’ (object of संप्राप्य)

• जग्मुः: they went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• यथागतम्: as they had come (back the same way)
• यथागतम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable compound meaning ‘as (they had) come / as before’

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषण of ताः

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

• कृष्णसंयुताः: accompanied by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णसंयुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + संयुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Plural; ‘कृष्णेन संयुताः’ = accompanied by Kṛṣṇa

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: narration to Devī within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (as destination) / Prabhāsa (as completed tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gopīs, serene and honored, depart in a small procession with Kṛṣṇa toward the fortified, ocean-facing city of Dvārakā; the mood is closure and quiet triumph.

Characters & Entities

• Gopī
• Dvārakā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and sacred service culminate in fulfillment (kṛtārthatā) and lasting spiritual reputation when performed with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, from which the devotees return to Dvārakā after completing the Sun’s installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; it narrates the completion of the consecration and the devotees’ return journey.