Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

निर्मिता स्वर्गनिःश्रेणी कलौ कृष्णेन गोमती । मनसः प्रीतिजननी जंतूनां नरसत्तम

Transliteration

nirmitā svarganiḥśreṇī kalau kṛṣṇena gomatī | manasaḥ prītijananī jaṃtūnāṃ narasattama

Translation

ହେ ନରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! କଳିଯୁଗରେ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ଗୋମତୀକୁ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ଯିବା ସିଢ଼ି ସମ ଗଢ଼ିଥିଲେ; ସେ ଜୀବମାନଙ୍କ ମନେ ପ୍ରୀତି-ଆନନ୍ଦ ଜନ୍ମାଏ।

Word by Word

• निर्मिता: created, constructed
• निर्मिता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु: नि + √मा)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘constructed/created’

• स्वर्गनिःश्रेणी: stairway to heaven
• स्वर्गनिःश्रेणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + निःश्रेणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वर्गस्य निःश्रेणी)

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गोमती: the Gomati (river)
• गोमती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीतिजननी: producer of joy
• प्रीतिजननी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रीतेः जननी)

• जन्तूनाम्: of creatures
• जन्तूनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नरसत्तम: O best of men
• नरसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सत्तमः नरः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, Dvārakā-māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king/noble interlocutor addressed as ‘nara-sattama’ (best of men)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, as divine architect and protector, sanctifies the flowing Gomati at Dvārakā; the river is envisioned as a luminous stairway rising from her waters toward svarga, while pilgrims feel immediate heart-joy.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Kali Yuga
• svarga-niḥśreṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, divine compassion manifests as accessible tīrthas—Gomati becomes a direct means for uplift and inner joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomati river in the Dvārakā sacred region, described as heaven’s stairway.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is explicitly stated; the verse provides the tīrtha’s theological status, supporting practices like snāna, darśana, and tarpaṇa mentioned nearby.