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

श्रवण नक्षत्र व द्वादशीच्या शुभ योगी, गोमती-समुद्र संगमावर स्नान करून कृष्णपुत्राचे दर्शन घेतल्यास तो कधीही पापाने लिप्त होत नाही।

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)

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.