Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यां चैत्रमासे तु कृष्णेन सह रुक्मिणीम् । ये पश्यंति नरा देवीं रुक्मिणीं मधुमाधवे । कृष्णेन सह गच्छन्तीं धन्यास्ते मानवा भुवि

Transliteration

dvādaśyāṃ caitramāse tu kṛṣṇena saha rukmiṇīm | ye paśyaṃti narā devīṃ rukmiṇīṃ madhumādhave | kṛṣṇena saha gacchantīṃ dhanyāste mānavā bhuvi

Translation

သို့သော် ချိုင်တြလတွင် လဆန်း/လဆုတ် တစ်ဆယ်နှစ်ရက်နေ့၌ ကృష్ణနှင့်အတူ ဒေဝီ ရုက္မိဏီကို မြင်တွေ့ရသူများ—မဓုကို သတ်သူ၏ ချစ်သူ ရုက္မိဏီ—ကృష్ణနှင့်အတူ ထွက်ခွာသွားသည်ကို မြင်ရသူများသည် မြေပြင်ပေါ်၌ အမှန်တကယ် ကံကောင်းမြတ်နိုးသူများ ဖြစ်ကြသည်။

Word by Word

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth (tithi)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चैत्रमासे: in the month of Caitra
• चैत्रमासे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्रमास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘month of Caitra’), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कृष्णेन: with Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• रुक्मिणीम्: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• नराः: men; people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ये-इत्यस्य अपोजिशन (apposition)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रुक्मिणीम्-शब्दस्य विशेषण-रूपेण (appositional)

• रुक्मिणीम्: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मधुमाधवे: in Madhu and Mādhava (months)
• मधुमाधवे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (मधु + माधव; two months), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual)

• कृष्णेन: with Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय

• गच्छन्तीम्: going; proceeding
• गच्छन्तीम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रुक्मिणीम्-शब्दस्य विशेषण

• धन्याः: blessed; fortunate
• धन्याः: Karta (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (ते-शब्दस्य)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मानवाः: humans
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ते-इत्यस्य अपोजिशन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Rukmiṇī-Kṛṣṇa darśana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caitra dvādaśī procession in Dvārakā: Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī adorned with spring flowers, moving in a palanquin or chariot; crowds line the streets with folded hands; banners, conches, and drums accompany the divine couple.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Madhumādhava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the divine couple (Rukmiṇī–Kṛṣṇa) in a sacred context is itself a great blessing and a purifier of life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the sacred abode of Kṛṣṇa, within the Dvārakā-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observing/attending the darśana of Rukmiṇī with Kṛṣṇa on Caitra Dvādaśī.