Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

द्वारका संभवं पुण्यं स संप्राप्नोति मानवः । प्रसादाद्वासुदेवस्य सत्यंसत्यं च भाषितम्

Transliteration

dvārakā saṃbhavaṃ puṇyaṃ sa saṃprāpnoti mānavaḥ | prasādādvāsudevasya satyaṃsatyaṃ ca bhāṣitam

Translation

มนุษย์ย่อมบรรลุบุญอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่เนื่องด้วยทวารกา โดยพระกรุณา (prasāda) แห่งพระวาสุเทวะ; ถ้อยคำนี้เป็นสัจจะ—สัจจะจริงแท้

Word by Word

• द्वारका: Dvārakā
• द्वारका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• संभवम्: origin/birth (here: the merit of being born/connected)
• संभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु) + घञ्/अच् (कृत्) → सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसक), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सम्भवम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• संप्राप्नोति: attains
• संप्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मानवः: a man, human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सः इति सर्वनामस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

• प्रसादात्: from (the) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Content/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (emphatic repetition)

• सत्यम्: truth (indeed)
• सत्यम्: Karma (Content/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भाषितम्: spoken/declared
• भाषितम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate: ‘is spoken’)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāsudeva radiates grace over a devotee; above them, the sacred city of Dvārakā shines. A scroll bears the words ‘satyaṃ satyaṃ’ as a seal of assurance.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Vāsudeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (prasāda) is the decisive force by which tīrtha-merit and spiritual benefit are truly obtained.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the source of special puṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is specified; the verse affirms the attainment of Dvārakā-merit through Vāsudeva’s grace, supporting prior practices like pāṭha and jāgara.