Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

कृष्णस्य सन्निधौ नित्यं वासरा द्वादशीसमाः । युगादिभिः समाः सर्वे नित्यं कृष्णस्य सन्निधौ

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasya sannidhau nityaṃ vāsarā dvādaśīsamāḥ | yugādibhiḥ samāḥ sarve nityaṃ kṛṣṇasya sannidhau

Translation

ในสันนิธิอันเนืองนิตย์ของพระกฤษณะ ทุกวันย่อมเสมอด้วยทวาทศี; และกาลศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งปวง—ดุจปฐมกาลแห่งยุค—ก็มีอยู่ที่นั่นนิรันดร์ ใกล้พระกฤษณะ

Word by Word

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सन्निधौ: in (his) presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kāla-Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/नित्यत्वबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• वासराः: days
• वासराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• द्वादशीसमाः: equal to (the merit of) Dvādaśī
• द्वादशीसमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशी+सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (equal to Dvādaśī)

• युगादिभिः: with/compared to yugas and the like
• युगादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग+आदि (प्रातिपदिक; युगादि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; 'आदि'प्रत्ययार्थक (etc.)

• समाः: equal
• समाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kāla-Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/नित्यत्वबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सन्निधौ: in (his) presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A theological vision of Dvārakā where the calendar dissolves: devotees experience every sunrise as dvādaśī; cosmic markers (yuga-ādi) hover symbolically around Kṛṣṇa’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvādaśī
• Yuga (yugādi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Near Kṛṣṇa, sacredness is continuous—ordinary time becomes spiritually equivalent to the most auspicious observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā as Kṛṣṇa’s abiding presence—its sanctity makes every day auspicious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is commanded; the verse elevates the spiritual value of staying/being near Kṛṣṇa, likening it to Dvādaśī merit.