Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
Devanagari script
जन्मप्रभृति पुण्यस्य प्रकृतस्यापि भूसुर । मत्पुरीदर्शनेनापि फलभागी भवेन्नरः
Transliteration
janmaprabhṛti puṇyasya prakṛtasyāpi bhūsura | matpurīdarśanenāpi phalabhāgī bhavennaraḥ
Translation
हे भूसुर! जन्मापासून संचित पुण्याचेही फळ केवळ माझ्या पुरीच्या दर्शनाने मनुष्याला प्राप्त होते.
Word by Word
janma-prabhṛtifrom birth onward
janma-prabhṛti:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootjanman + prabhṛti (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb) ‘from birth onwards’
puṇyasyaof merit
puṇyasya:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
prakṛtasyaacquired/accumulated
prakṛtasya:
Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootprakṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying puṇyasya)
apieven/also
api:
Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (even/also)
bhūsuraO brāhmaṇa
bhūsura:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
mat-purī-darśanenaby the sight of my city
mat-purī-darśanena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmad (सर्वनाम) + purī + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mama purīyāḥ darśanam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
apieven
api:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअपि—समुच्चय (also/even)
phala-bhāgīa sharer of the fruit (reward)
phala-bhāgī:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootphala + bhāgin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासः—तत्पुरुष (phalasya bhāgī); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (narasya)
bhavetwould become
bhavet:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (भू धातु)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
naraḥa man
naraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
Śiva
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Bhūsura / brāhmaṇa
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kṛṣṇa (as the lord of Dvārakā) addressing a brāhmaṇa, declaring that mere sight of His city causes one’s accumulated merit to bear fruit; the city’s golden ramparts, sea, and temple flags frame the scene.
Characters & Entities
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Dvārakā (matpurī)FAQs
Pilgrimage and darśana can cause one’s long-stored merit to ripen and yield its fruits.
Dvārakā, referred to as “My city” (matpurī).
Darśana of the holy city—visiting and beholding Dvārakā.