Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

धन्यास्ते यतयः सर्वे ये वसंति कलौ युगे । कृष्णमाश्रित्य दैत्येन्द्र द्वारकायां दिनेदिने

Transliteration

dhanyāste yatayaḥ sarve ye vasaṃti kalau yuge | kṛṣṇamāśritya daityendra dvārakāyāṃ dinedine

Translation

Bem-aventurados são todos os ascetas que habitam na era de Kali —ó senhor dos Daityas—, pois dia após dia, em Dvārakā, tomam refúgio em Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; विशेषणम् (यतयः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; ‘they/those’

• यतयः: ascetics
• यतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; विशेषणम् (यतयः)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• आश्रित्य: having taken refuge in
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) — Absolutive: ‘having resorted to’

• दैत्येन्द्र: O lord of the Daityas
• दैत्येन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; दैत्य + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः)

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; पुनरुक्ति (day by day)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daityendra (lord of the Daityas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ascetics in simple ochre/white garments dwell near the sea-walled city of Dvārakā, facing a shrine of Kṛṣṇa; the sense is of daily refuge and steady devotion amid Kali-yuga.

Characters & Entities

• Kali Yuga
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā
• Daityendra
• Yati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, steady refuge in Kṛṣṇa—especially in Dvārakā—is praised as a blessed way of life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is explicitly glorified as the daily refuge-place of Kṛṣṇa’s devotees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Live in Dvārakā (or align one’s life with it) and continually take refuge in Kṛṣṇa through daily devotion.