Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कृत्वा चैवं विधिं भक्त्या सर्वान्कामानवाप्नु यात्

Transliteration

kṛtvā caivaṃ vidhiṃ bhaktyā sarvānkāmānavāpnu yāt

Translation

เมื่อปฏิบัติตามวัตรนี้ด้วยศรัทธาภักดี ย่อมบรรลุความปรารถนาทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial prior action/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; Absolutive ‘having done’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• विधिम्: the rite/procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural; विशेषणम् (qualifies कामान्)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative ‘may obtain/should obtain’

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas/devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding tableau: devotees after night vigil, faces peaceful; Kṛṣṇa’s shrine glowing at dawn; offerings arranged; the sense of fulfillment and blessing pervades as the teacher’s instruction culminates in a promise of success.

Characters & Entities

• Bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion joined to right practice becomes a complete means for both worldly welfare and spiritual good.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The promise is situated in Dvārakā-māhātmya, tying the fruit of worship to Dvārakā’s sanctified setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Follow the previously stated pūjā-vidhi with devotion.