Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तेन दत्तं हुतं तेन जप्तं तेन सनातनम् । येन दृष्टा जगन्माता रुक्मिणी कृष्णवल्लभा

Transliteration

tena dattaṃ hutaṃ tena japtaṃ tena sanātanam | yena dṛṣṭā jaganmātā rukmiṇī kṛṣṇavallabhā

Translation

ଯେ ଜଗନ୍ମାତା, କୃଷ୍ଣବଲ୍ଲଭା ରୁକ୍ମିଣୀଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ କରିଛି, ତାହାପାଇଁ ଦାନ ଦିଆ, ହୋମ କରା ଓ ସନାତନ ଜପ—ସବୁ ସିଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• दत्तम्: given (as gift)
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object/result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘given’

• हुतम्: sacrificed/offered
• हुतम्: Karma (Object/result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘offered into fire’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• जप्तम्: chanted
• जप्तम्: Karma (Object/result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘recited’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (elliptically ‘eternal (merit/dharma)’)

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• दृष्टा: (was) seen
• दृष्टा: Karma (in passive; subject of participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• जगन्माता: Mother of the world
• जगन्माता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जगतः माता)

• रुक्मिणी: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणी: Apposition
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• कृष्णवल्लभा: beloved of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णवल्लभा: Visheshana/Apposition
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य वल्लभा)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style in Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-darśana in Dvārakā

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee beholds Rukmiṇī; around them appear symbolic halos of completed acts—alms-giving hands, a sacred fire altar, and a rosary—signifying that dāna, homa, and japa are ‘accomplished’ through her darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dāna
• Homa
• Japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana at a supreme tīrtha is portrayed as fulfilling the essence of multiple dharmic practices—dāna, homa, and japa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā/Dvāravatī, by extolling the fruit of seeing Rukmiṇī there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna, huta (homa), and japa are invoked as benchmarks; the verse implies their fulfillment through Rukmiṇī-darśana.