Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

स्थितः प्रीतमनाः कृष्णो लप्स्यते कामिनीसुखम्

Transliteration

sthitaḥ prītamanāḥ kṛṣṇo lapsyate kāminīsukham

Translation

وہاں خوش دل ہو کر ٹھہرتے ہوئے شری کرشن محبوباؤں کی رفاقت کا سکھ، وصل کی سرشاری سے لطف اندوز ہوتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• स्थितः: standing; remaining
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता) — कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• प्रीतमनाः: having a pleased mind
• प्रीतमनाः: Karta (कर्ता) — कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लप्स्यते: will obtain
• लप्स्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कामिनीसुखम्: the pleasure of a beloved woman
• कामिनीसुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कामिन्याः सुखम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

A narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside Dvārakā’s palace: Kṛṣṇa serene and delighted, surrounded by queens/consorts in respectful intimacy; lamps, jeweled pillars, and a glimpse of the sea beyond palace windows.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is sanctified not only by pilgrimage merit but by the Lord’s own joyful presence and līlā, making it a living field of bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, implied as the place where Kṛṣṇa abides in delight.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights the devotional significance of the Lord’s presence and pastimes.