Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एकामपि द्वादशीं तु यः करोति नृपोत्तम । कृष्णस्य सन्निधौ भूप द्वारकायाः फलं शृणु

Transliteration

ekāmapi dvādaśīṃ tu yaḥ karoti nṛpottama | kṛṣṇasya sannidhau bhūpa dvārakāyāḥ phalaṃ śṛṇu

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราชผู้ประเสริฐ ข้าแต่ผู้ครองแผ่นดิน จงฟังผลแห่งทวารกา: ผู้ใดถือพรตทวาทศีแม้เพียงครั้งเดียวในสำนักของพระศรีกฤษณะ ย่อมได้ผลบุญนั้น

Word by Word

• एकाम्: one
• एकाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘द्वादशीम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-अर्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: even/also)

• द्वादशीम्: the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादशीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (तिथि-नाम)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्ययम् (particle: but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• करोति: does/observes
• करोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• नृपोत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; नृप + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः कर्मधारयः (उत्तमः नृपः)

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• द्वारकायाः: of Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narrative voice addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpottama/bhūpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Dvādaśī morning in Dvārakā: devotees stand before Kṛṣṇa’s shrine completing vrata, offering tulasī and water, while a teacher addresses a king about the phala.

Characters & Entities

• Dvādaśī
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single observance of Dvādaśī, when tied to sacred presence and place, yields powerful spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, specifically as the place of Kṛṣṇa’s sacred presence (sannidhi).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of Dvādaśī (a Vaiṣṇava holy day often kept with fasting, worship, and restraint).