Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

जन्मप्रभृति पुण्यस्य प्रकृतस्यापि भूसुर । मत्पुरीदर्शनेनापि फलभागी भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

janmaprabhṛti puṇyasya prakṛtasyāpi bhūsura | matpurīdarśanenāpi phalabhāgī bhavennaraḥ

Translation

Hỡi Bà-la-môn, ngay cả công đức một người đã tích lũy từ khi sinh ra cũng trổ quả cho người ấy chỉ nhờ được darśana thành phố của Ta.

Word by Word

• janma-prabhṛti: from birth onward
• janma-prabhṛti: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: janman + prabhṛti (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb) ‘from birth onwards’

• puṇyasya: of merit
• puṇyasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• prakṛtasya: acquired/accumulated
• prakṛtasya: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying puṇyasya)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (even/also)

• bhūsura: O brāhmaṇa
• bhūsura: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūsura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mat-purī-darśanena: by the sight of my city
• mat-purī-darśanena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम) + purī + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mama purīyāḥ darśanam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि—समुच्चय (also/even)

• phala-bhāgī: a sharer of the fruit (reward)
• phala-bhāgī: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala + bhāgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (phalasya bhāgī); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (narasya)

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūsura / brāhmaṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa (as the lord of Dvārakā) addressing a brāhmaṇa, declaring that mere sight of His city causes one’s accumulated merit to bear fruit; the city’s golden ramparts, sea, and temple flags frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā (matpurī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and darśana can cause one’s long-stored merit to ripen and yield its fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, referred to as “My city” (matpurī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of the holy city—visiting and beholding Dvārakā.