Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अत्युग्राण्यपि पापानि तावत्तिष्ठंति विग्रहे । यावन्न गच्छते जंतुः कलौ द्वारवतीं प्रति

Transliteration

atyugrāṇyapi pāpāni tāvattiṣṭhaṃti vigrahe | yāvanna gacchate jaṃtuḥ kalau dvāravatīṃ prati

Translation

ในกาลียุค ตราบใดที่สัตว์ยังไม่ออกเดินทางไปสู่ทวารวตี (ทวารกา) ตราบนั้นแม้บาปอันน่าสะพรึงที่สุดก็ยังคงเกาะอยู่กับสภาพมีร่างกาย

Word by Word

• अति-उग्राणि: exceedingly fierce
• अति-उग्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पापानि इति)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक अव्यय (even)

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (so long/that long)

• तिष्ठन्ति: remain/stand
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विग्रहे: in the body
• विग्रहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (until/as long as)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-प्रत्यय (negation particle)

• गच्छते: goes
• गच्छते: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जन्तुः: a creature/person
• जन्तुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• द्वारवतीम्: Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati/Direction (गति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशार्थ अव्यय (towards)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A person weighed down by dark, thorny chains labeled ‘ugra pāpa’ stands at a crossroads marked ‘Kali’; upon stepping onto the road to Dvāravatī, the chains loosen and fall away.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Kali-yuga
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

For Kali-yuga, pilgrimage to Dvārakā is presented as an especially powerful means to loosen even severe karmic bondage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī/Dvārakā, approached as a liberating destination in Kali-yuga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is to begin the journey toward Dvārakā; setting out itself is framed as spiritually transformative.