Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

गत्वा कृष्णपुरीं दृष्ट्वा गोमतीं चैव सागरम् । मन्ये कृतार्थमात्मानं जीवितं यौवनं धनम्

Transliteration

gatvā kṛṣṇapurīṃ dṛṣṭvā gomatīṃ caiva sāgaram | manye kṛtārthamātmānaṃ jīvitaṃ yauvanaṃ dhanam

Translation

เมื่อได้ไปถึงนครศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพระกฤษณะ และได้เห็นแม่น้ำโคมตีพร้อมทั้งมหาสมุทร ข้าพเจ้าถือว่าตนได้บรรลุความสมบูรณ์แล้ว—ชีวิต วัยหนุ่ม และทรัพย์สินได้พบความหมายแท้จริง

Word by Word

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund), 'having gone'

• kṛṣṇa-purīm: Krishna’s city
• kṛṣṇa-purīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kṛṣṇasya purī)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund), 'having seen'

• gomatīm: Gomati (river)
• gomatīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• sāgaram: the ocean
• sāgaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• manye: I consider
• manye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• kṛta-artham: fulfilled / successful
• kṛta-artham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (kṛtaḥ arthaḥ yasya)

• ātmānam: myself
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• jīvitam: life
• jīvitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• yauvanam: youth
• yauvanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified pilgrim/narratorial voice within Dvārakā-māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇapurī) with Gomātī–Sāgara-sannidhi

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at Dvārakā, beholds the city’s gateways, the Gomātī flowing into the ocean, and stands in awe at the sea-breeze, feeling life’s purpose fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā
• Gomātī
• sāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human resources—life, youth, and wealth—find their highest use when directed toward dharmic pilgrimage and divine remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇapurī), along with the Gomātī river and the seashore.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights tīrtha-yātrā and darśana (visiting and beholding); no detailed ritual is specified.