Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कृष्णस्य त्रिदशैः सार्द्धं तुष्टिर्भवति चाक्षया

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasya tridaśaiḥ sārddhaṃ tuṣṭirbhavati cākṣayā

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa, bersama para dewa, berkenan hati; dan keredaan itu menjadi kekal, tidak binasa.

Word by Word

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• त्रिदशैः: with the gods (thirty-three)
• त्रिदशैः: Sahakāraka (Associative/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सहकारक/सहयोग (with the gods)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakāraka (Associative/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition meaning “together with”)

• तुष्टिः: satisfaction, contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• भवति: becomes, occurs
• भवति: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; क्रिया

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अक्षया: imperishable, inexhaustible
• अक्षया: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Instrumental of manner/हेतु-प्रकार)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies implied “तुष्टिः”: imperishable)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (with Cakratīrtha context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous closing tableau: Kṛṣṇa, subtly enthroned or symbolized, with devas around him, all pleased; below, the devotee’s completed rite radiates an enduring light signifying akṣaya satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Devas (Tridaśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred rites are performed rightly, divine grace is not temporary; it yields undiminishing (akṣaya) merit and satisfaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā and its Kārtika observances (in this chapter, linked with Cakratīrtha) form the implied sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse summarizes the result: Kṛṣṇa and the devas are pleased with imperishable effect, as a culmination of the preceding Kārtika prescriptions.