Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततस्तु द्वारकायां च पुण्यं जन्म भविष्यति । कृष्णं प्रतोष्य संसिद्धिर्भविष्यति सुदुर्ल्लभा

Transliteration

tatastu dvārakāyāṃ ca puṇyaṃ janma bhaviṣyati | kṛṣṇaṃ pratoṣya saṃsiddhirbhaviṣyati sudurllabhā

Translation

Rồi sau đó, tại Dvārakā sẽ có một sự tái sinh thiện lành. Và nhờ làm cho Kṛṣṇa hoan hỷ trọn vẹn, sẽ đạt được sự viên mãn vô cùng khó được.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-शब्दः अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereafter/from that')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle)

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

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

• पुण्यम्: meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतोष्य: having pleased
• प्रतोष्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + तुष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• संसिद्धिः: attainment/perfection
• संसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदुर्लभा: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Jayanta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / general audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a period of suffering/expiation, a radiant vision of Dvārakā appears; a devotee bows before Kṛṣṇa, and a luminous ‘new birth’ motif (lotus/infant light) symbolizes puṇya-janma and rare siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Dwārakā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After expiation and right conduct, Dwārakā becomes a gateway to meritorious rebirth and rare spiritual attainment through devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwārakā is extolled as a place generating puṇya and enabling difficult spiritual accomplishments.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit devotional practice: “pleasing Kṛṣṇa” through worship and service (sevā/bhakti), though no single rite is specified.