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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

रुक्मिणीसहितः कृष्णो यत्र तिष्ठति चान्वहम् । यत्र तिष्ठंति तीर्थानि तत्र यातो द्विजोत्तमः

rukmiṇīsahitaḥ kṛṣṇo yatra tiṣṭhati cānvaham | yatra tiṣṭhaṃti tīrthāni tatra yāto dvijottamaḥ

Brahmana terunggul itu pergi ke tempat Kṛṣṇa bersemayam setiap hari bersama Rukmiṇī—tempat di mana tīrtha-tīrtha suci sendiri bernaung.

rukmiṇīsahitaḥaccompanied by Rukmiṇī
rukmiṇīsahitaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootrukmiṇī-sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘रुक्मिण्या सहितः’ (masc. nom. sg.)
kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇaḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय—देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)
tiṣṭhatistays/stands
tiṣṭhati:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (स्था)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. pres.)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
anvahamevery day
anvaham:
Adhikaraṇa (Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanvaham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय—कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: daily)
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय—देशवाचक (relative adverb)
tiṣṭhantistand/are present
tiṣṭhanti:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (स्था)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd pl. pres.)
tīrthāniholy places
tīrthāni:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (neut. nom. pl.)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय—देशवाचक (correlative adverb: there)
yātaḥwent/has gone
yātaḥ:
Kriya (Predicate/State)
TypeAdjective
Root√yā (या) (कृदन्त—क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.); ‘गतः’
dvijottamaḥthe best of Brahmins
dvijottamaḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘द्विजानाम् उत्तमः’ (masc. nom. sg.)

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Scene: A foremost brāhmaṇa pilgrim approaches Dvārakā, envisioned as the daily abode of Kṛṣṇa with Rukmiṇī; tīrthas are personified as present around the city’s sacred precincts.

K
Kṛṣṇa
R
Rukmiṇī
D
Dvārakā
T
Tīrthas

FAQs

Dvārakā is portrayed as supremely sanctifying because of Kṛṣṇa’s continual presence and the gathered potency of all tīrthas.

Dvārakā is glorified as the living abode of Kṛṣṇa and a convergence-point of tīrthas.

Pilgrimage/approach to Dvārakā (tīrtha-gamana) is implied as the recommended act.