Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

यावत्पदानि मनुजः कृष्णेन सह गच्छति । कुलानि देव्यस्तावंति वसंति हरिमन्दिरे

Transliteration

yāvatpadāni manujaḥ kṛṣṇena saha gacchati | kulāni devyastāvaṃti vasaṃti harimandire

Translation

凡人与黑天同走多少步，女神啊，他的家族便有多少代得居于哈利的神圣天界居所。

Word by Word

• यावत्: as many as
• यावत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक-विशेषणम् (quantifying)

• पदानि: steps
• पदानि: अधिकरण/परिमाण (Measure; steps)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मनुजः: a man/person
• मनुजः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृष्णेन: with Krishna
• कृष्णेन: सहकारक/सह (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपातः (particle meaning ‘with’)

• गच्छति: goes/walks
• गच्छति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कुलानि: families/lineages
• कुलानि: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देव्यः: goddesses/divine ladies
• देव्यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तावन्ति: so many
• तावन्ति: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक-विशेषणम् (correlative: ‘so many’)

• वसन्ति: dwell/live
• वसन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हरिमन्दिरे: in Hari’s temple
• हरिमन्दिरे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि+मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—हरेः मन्दिरम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā / Hari-mandira (as the promised abode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘O goddess’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa walks alongside a devotee on a sacred path; each footprint glows, and a visionary backdrop shows Hari’s celestial abode welcoming the devotee’s lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Hari
• Harimandira (Hari’s abode/temple)
• Devī (addressed listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even small devotional acts done in the Lord’s company produce vast spiritual benefit, extending to one’s lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred setting where devotees accompany Kṛṣṇa in a tīrtha-centered movement or procession.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional accompaniment—walking with the Lord (often in pilgrimage/procession context)—is praised as highly meritorious.