Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

द्वारकावासिनो ये वै निंदंति पुरुषाधमाः । कृष्णस्नेहविहीनास्ते पतंति दुःखसागरे

Transliteration

dvārakāvāsino ye vai niṃdaṃti puruṣādhamāḥ | kṛṣṇasnehavihīnāste pataṃti duḥkhasāgare

Translation

ชนชั่วผู้กล่าวร้ายชาวทวารกา ย่อมปราศจากความรักต่อพระกฤษณะ; เขาย่อมตกลงสู่มหาสมุทรแห่งทุกข์โศก

Word by Word

• द्वारकावासिनः: residents of Dvārakā
• द्वारकावासिनः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धवाचकः

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

• निन्दन्ति: criticize/blame
• निन्दन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पुरुषाधमाः: lowest of men
• पुरुषाधमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + अधम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (अधमाः पुरुषाः)

• कृष्णस्नेहविहीनाः: devoid of love for Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्नेहविहीनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + स्नेह + विहीन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य स्नेहेन विहीनाः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पतन्ति: fall
• पतन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• दुःखसागरे: in the ocean of sorrow
• दुःखसागरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + सागर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दुःखस्य सागरः)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral tableau: arrogant men reviling Dvārakā’s residents while a devotional aura around the city contrasts with their fall into a dark ‘ocean of sorrow’.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā-vāsins
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotee-respect is integral to bhakti; insulting the holy residents of a sacred kṣetra is treated as a grave spiritual fault leading to suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, particularly its community of residents (Dvārakā-vāsins) who are to be honored, not reviled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; an ethical injunction is implied—avoid nindā (revilement) and cultivate Kṛṣṇa-sneha (love for Kṛṣṇa).