Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

स्थिता दक्षिणदिग्भागे द्वारकासेवनोत्सुकाः । क्रीडंति गोमतीनीरे तीरे च कृष्णसन्निधौ

Transliteration

sthitā dakṣiṇadigbhāge dvārakāsevanotsukāḥ | krīḍaṃti gomatīnīre tīre ca kṛṣṇasannidhau

Translation

Nakatayo sila sa dakong timog, sabik na maglingkod sa Dvārakā. Naglalaro sila sa tubig at sa pampang ng Ilog Gomati, sa mismong harapan ni Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• स्थिताः: situated, standing
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past participle)

• दक्षिणदिग्भागे: in the southern quarter/region
• दक्षिणदिग्भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण + दिक् + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणायाः दिशः भागः)

• द्वारकासेवनोत्सुकाः: eager to visit/serve Dvārakā
• द्वारकासेवनोत्सुकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वारका + सेवन + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्वारकायाः सेवनम्—तस्मिन् उत्सुकाः)

• क्रीडन्ति: they sport/play
• क्रीडन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गोमतीनीरे: on the bank/waters of the Gomati
• गोमतीनीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती + नीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोमत्याः नीरम् = waters/bank of Gomati)

• तीरे: on the shore/bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• कृष्णसन्निधौ: in the presence of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य सन्निधिः)

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī-tīra (Dvārakā)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Gomti’s shimmering bank, personified rivers stand in the south, hands folded, while some ‘sport’ as gentle waves and playful attendants; Kṛṣṇa’s presence is suggested by a radiant figure near the ghāṭa/temple, with Dvārakā’s spires and the sea beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Gomatī
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The goal of tīrtha-life is closeness to Bhagavān—service to Dvārakā and abiding near Kṛṣṇa transforms pilgrimage into living devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, especially the Gomati riverbank sanctified by Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sevā (service) to Dvārakā is highlighted; the verse also implies sacred riverbank association (tīra-vāsa) near Gomati.