Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

विष्णुना निर्मितं स्थानं लोकस्य गतिदायकम् । मुक्तिदं कलिकाले तु ज्ञानहीनजनस्य च

Transliteration

viṣṇunā nirmitaṃ sthānaṃ lokasya gatidāyakam | muktidaṃ kalikāle tu jñānahīnajanasya ca

Translation

ଏହି ସ୍ଥାନ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ନିର୍ମିତ; ଲୋକକୁ ସଦ୍ଗତି ଦେଇଥାଏ; କଳିକାଳରେ ଜ୍ଞାନହୀନ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରେ।

Word by Word

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive; doer expressed instrumentally)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• निर्मितम्: made, constructed
• निर्मितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि+√मा (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karta/Pratipādya (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• लोकस्य: of the world/people
• लोकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• गतिदायकम्: granting (right) course/destination
• गतिदायकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (कृदन्त; दा धातु, ण्वुल्/क)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण—'गतिं ददाति'

• मुक्तिदम्: giving liberation
• मुक्तिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; दा धातु, क्विप्/द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण—'मुक्तिं ददाति'

• कलिकाले: in the Kali age
• कलिकाले: Adhikarana (Location in time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• ज्ञानहीनजनस्य: of the knowledge-less person/people
• ज्ञानहीनजनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + हीन (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); 'ज्ञानहीनः जनः' (karmadhāraya inside; overall genitive)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu’s divine city Dvārakā rises as a radiant coastal kṣetra; pilgrims of humble learning receive liberation-light through mere contact and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dvārakā
• Kali (Kaliyuga)
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can outweigh human limitation—Dvārakā is said to grant liberation even in Kali-yuga and even to the unlearned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, presented as Viṣṇu’s own established sacred abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on the salvific power of the place itself.