Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

वैशाखे यैरहं दृष्टो द्वारकायां द्विजोत्तम । त्रिस्पृशावासरे चैव वंजुलीवासरे तथा

Transliteration

vaiśākhe yairahaṃ dṛṣṭo dvārakāyāṃ dvijottama | trispṛśāvāsare caiva vaṃjulīvāsare tathā

Translation

اے برہمنوں میں افضل! جو لوگ ماہِ ویشاکھ میں دوارکا میں میرے درشن کرتے ہیں—تریسپرِشا کے دن اور اسی طرح ونجُلی کے دن—وہ خاص طور پر مبارک و سرفراز ہیں۔

Word by Word

• vaiśākhe: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• vaiśākhe: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी (locative of time)

• yaiḥ: by whom
• yaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध/साधन-प्रयोग

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘seen/appeared’

• dvārakāyām: in Dvārakā
• dvārakāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; देशवाचक-सप्तमी

• dvijottama: O best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• dvijottama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dvijānām uttamaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• trispṛśā-vāsare: on the day of Trispṛśā
• trispṛśā-vāsare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trispṛśā + vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (trispṛśāyāḥ vāsaraḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी

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

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• vaṃjulī-vāsare: on the day of Vaṃjulī
• vaṃjulī-vāsare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃjulī + vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vaṃjulyāḥ vāsaraḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय/तुल्यत्वबोधक (adverb/conj.)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijoत्तama (addressed brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A springtime Vaiśākha scene in Dvārakā: pilgrims in white garments approach the temple; banners mark Trispṛśā and Vaṃjulī days; the Lord is seen in radiant darśana as the central blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Vaiśākha
• Trispṛśā
• Vaṃjulī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Vaiśākha and holy observance-days) amplifies the merit of sacred place (Dvārakā) and darśana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the central holy city praised for its darśana-based merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (visiting/seeing the Lord) in Dvārakā during Vaiśākha, especially on Trispṛśā and Vaṃjulī days.