Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवं कृते द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

اے برہمنوں کے سردارو، جب یہ عمل کیا جائے تو انسان کِرتکِرتیہ (فرض ادا کرنے والا) ہو جاتا ہے؛ وہ سب مطلوب مرادیں پاتا ہے اور وِشنو لوک کو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• कृते: when done
• कृते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; लोके/सति-सप्तमी: ‘कृते’ = ‘when (this) is done’

• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्विजानां श्रेष्ठाः (best of the twice-born); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः

• कृतकृत्यः: having accomplished his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कृतं कृत्यं यस्य/कृतकृत्यः (one whose duty is done); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘कामान्’ (all)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) + अव- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s realm
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: विष्णोः लोकः (Viṣṇu’s world); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (accusative singular)

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

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual instruction within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, having completed offerings, stands with folded hands before Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa; above, a luminous vision of Viṣṇuloka appears—radiant gates, divine attendants—signifying the promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Properly performed tīrtha-related worship and charity culminate in worldly fulfillment and the supreme goal of reaching Viṣṇu’s abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rites connected with Rukmiṇī-hrada in Dvārakā are being praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Completion of the previously described acts of honoring and gifting as part of Rukmiṇī-focused observance.