Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

गंगादयश्च सरितो भूतले संति यानि वै । तीर्थानि त्रिषु कालेषु समानि द्वारकापुरः

Transliteration

gaṃgādayaśca sarito bhūtale saṃti yāni vai | tīrthāni triṣu kāleṣu samāni dvārakāpuraḥ

Translation

และบรรดาแม่น้ำทั้งหลายบนแผ่นดิน—เริ่มแต่คงคา—รวมทั้งทีรถะทั้งปวงที่มีอยู่: ในกาลทั้งสาม (อดีต ปัจจุบัน อนาคต) ล้วนเสมอกันในบุญกุศล เมื่อเทียบกับความศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งทวารกาปุรี

Word by Word

• गंगादयः: Gaṅgā and others
• गंगादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’प्रत्ययार्थक-समास

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

• सरितः: rivers
• सरितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सन्ति: exist/are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• तीर्थानि: sacred fords/holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• कालेषु: times/periods
• कालेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• समानि: equal/same
• समानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• द्वारकापुरः: Dvārakā-city (Dvārakā)
• द्वारकापुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका + पुर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठभेदसम्भवः—अपेक्षितं ‘द्वारकापुरे’ (सप्तमी) इति

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dvārakā shines at the center like a mandala; from it radiate streams representing all rivers (Gaṅgā foremost). Around, miniature icons of countless tīrthas orbit, indicating ‘equal in three times.’

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is presented as a timeless spiritual standard: the merit of all rivers and tīrthas is declared comparable when measured against the sanctity attributed to Dvārakā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the central site being exalted, with the Gaṅgā and all earthly rivers invoked as points of comparison.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse is doctrinal, asserting equivalence of merit across tīrthas and times.