Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवं भविष्यतीत्युक्त्वा तदाऽमन्त्र्य युधिष्ठिरम् । प्रययौ द्वारकां कृष्णः सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evaṃ bhaviṣyatītyuktvā tadā'mantrya yudhiṣṭhiram | prayayau dvārakāṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ

Translation

พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า “จักเป็นดังนั้น” ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว ทรงลายุดิษฐิระ และพระกฤษณะผู้เป็นที่นอบน้อมของสรรพโลก เสด็จไปยังทวารกา

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus/‘that’
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb)

• आमन्त्र्य: having addressed/taken leave of
• आमन्त्र्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप्/त्यप्-रूप (absolutive/gerund)

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रययौ: departed/went forth
• प्रययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वारकाम्: to Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः: revered by all worlds
• सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वलोकैः नमस्कृतः) विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Dvārakā (route linkage)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within the mahatmya (with Yudhiṣṭhira explicitly addressed in-verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, honored by all beings, takes leave of Yudhiṣṭhira; the road turns westward toward the sea-city Dvārakā, with attendants and a subtle aura of destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s word establishes sacred reality; a divine promise consecrates a place and guarantees its spiritual efficacy.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is affirmed through the Lord’s assent; Dvārakā appears as Kṛṣṇa’s destination, linking two Vaiṣṇava geographies.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it records the divine confirmation that underwrites later tīrtha-ritual fruits.