Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

शंखचक्रगदा हस्ताः कृष्णरूपा भवंति ते । उपोष्यैकादशीं शुद्धां दशमीसंगवर्जिताम्

Transliteration

śaṃkhacakragadā hastāḥ kṛṣṇarūpā bhavaṃti te | upoṣyaikādaśīṃ śuddhāṃ daśamīsaṃgavarjitām

Translation

ਉਹ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ-ਸਰੂਪ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਹੱਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੰਖ, ਚੱਕਰ ਅਤੇ ਗਦਾ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ—ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਏਕਾਦਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਉਪਵਾਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜੋ ਦਸ਼ਮੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਪਰਕ-ਦੋਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ ਹੋਵੇ।

Word by Word

• शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ताः: having conch, discus, and mace in (their) hands
• शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा-हस्त (प्रातिपदिक; शङ्ख + चक्र + गदा + हस्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—शङ्खचक्रगदाः हस्तेषु यस्य/येषां ते

• कृष्णरूपाः: of Kṛṣṇa’s form
• कृष्णरूपाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-रूप (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—कृष्णं रूपं येषां ते

• भवन्ति: they become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; धातु: भू

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपवस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: उपवस्; पूर्वक्रिया (having fasted)

• एकादशीम्: on Ekādaśī (the 11th lunar day)
• एकादशीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्; उपोष्य इत्यस्य कर्म (object of fasting)

• शुद्धाम्: pure
• शुद्धाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'एकादशीम्')

• दशमीसङ्गवर्जिताम्: free from association with Daśamī (the 10th day)
• दशमीसङ्गवर्जिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशमी-सङ्ग-वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; दशमी + सङ्ग + वर्जित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'एकादशीम्'); वर्जित = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomātī and Rukmiṇī-hrada context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee emerging from sacred waters, radiant and transformed into a Kṛṣṇa-like form with śaṅkha, cakra, and gadā; behind, the Dvārakā temple and Kārtika lamps; a calendar-like motif indicating pure Ekādaśī.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Ekādaśī
• Śaṅkha
• Cakra
• Gadā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure Ekādaśī fasting is exalted as a transformative Vaishnava practice leading to closeness with Kṛṣṇa (sārūpya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā Māhātmya context frames the vow; the verse emphasizes the vrata’s fruit rather than naming a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Fasting on a “śuddha” Ekādaśī, carefully avoiding Daśamī-saṅga (improper overlap/association with the prior lunar day).