Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

दानं चाध्ययनं शौचं कारणं न हि पुत्रक । हीनवर्णोऽपि पापात्मा गतः कृष्णपुरीं यदि

Transliteration

dānaṃ cādhyayanaṃ śaucaṃ kāraṇaṃ na hi putraka | hīnavarṇo'pi pāpātmā gataḥ kṛṣṇapurīṃ yadi

Translation

Wahai anakku, sedekah, pengajian, dan kesucian bukanlah sebab penentu di sini. Walau seseorang berkedudukan rendah, walau berdosa, jika telah pergi ke kota Kṛṣṇa, ia tetap memperoleh kelepasan.

Word by Word

• dānam: Charity
• dānam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: And
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• adhyayanam: Study (of Vedas)
• adhyayanam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• śaucam: Purity
• śaucam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kāraṇam: Cause/Reason
• kāraṇam: Vidheya (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• na: Not
• na: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na
• Form: Negation (निषेध)

• hi: Indeed
• hi: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi
• Form: Particle (निश्चय)

• putraka: O dear son
• putraka: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

• hīnavarṇaḥ: One of low caste/class
• hīnavarṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīnavarṇa (hīna + varṇa)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• api: Even/Also
• api: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: Particle

• pāpātmā: Sinful soul
• pāpātmā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpātman (pāpa + ātman)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• gataḥ: Gone/Went
• gataḥ: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past Participle (Kta Pratyaya), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇapurīm: City of Krishna (Dwarka)
• kṛṣṇapurīm: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇapurī (kṛṣṇa + purī)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yadi: If
• yadi: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi
• Form: Conditional

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇapurī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘putraka’ addressed (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diverse group—poor, socially marginalized, and repentant sinners—arrive at Dvārakā; priests and devotees receive them; the city’s sanctity equalizes all.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā)
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is not restricted by social status; turning toward Kṛṣṇa’s city overrides disqualifications.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛṣṇapurī—Dvārakā, presented as universally purifying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage to Kṛṣṇapurī (Dvārakā); other practices are explicitly said to be non-essential in comparison.