Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

धन्या द्वारवती लोके वहते यत्र गोमती । स्वयं तु तिष्ठते यत्र नित्यं रुक्मिणिवल्लभः

Transliteration

dhanyā dvāravatī loke vahate yatra gomatī | svayaṃ tu tiṣṭhate yatra nityaṃ rukmiṇivallabhaḥ

Translation

లోకంలో ద్వారవతీ ధన్యమైనది; అక్కడ గోమతీ ప్రవహిస్తుంది—అక్కడే రుక్మిణీవల్లభుడు స్వయంగా నిత్యం నివసిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• धन्या: blessed, fortunate
• धन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• द्वारवती: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• द्वारवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• वहते: flows
• वहते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

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

• स्वयम्: personally, himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: oneself)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• तिष्ठते: stands, abides
• तिष्ठते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: always)

• रुक्मिणिवल्लभः: beloved of Rukmiṇī (Kṛṣṇa)
• रुक्मिणिवल्लभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुक्मिण्याः वल्लभः)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī with Gomatī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Dvārakā cityscape with temple spires and sea-horizon; the Gomatī flows in the foreground; Kṛṣṇa, adorned as Rukmiṇī’s beloved, stands in eternal presence, blessing pilgrims on the ghāṭa.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Gomatī
• Rukmiṇī
• Rukmiṇī-vallabha (Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A place becomes supremely holy where divine presence is affirmed and sacred waters flow—bhakti and geography unite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) and the Gomati river within it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes the theological basis for pilgrimage: Kṛṣṇa’s abiding presence and Gomati’s sanctity.