Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं कुमारेश्वरजं फलम् । कुमारदर्शनात्पुण्यं प्राप्यते पाण्डुनन्दन

Transliteration

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kumāreśvarajaṃ phalam | kumāradarśanātpuṇyaṃ prāpyate pāṇḍunandana

Translation

All dies ist dir verkündet worden — die Frucht, die aus Kumāreśvara hervorgeht. Schon durch das Darśana (heilige Schauen) Kumāras wird Verdienst erlangt, o Sohn des Pāṇḍu.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘this’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (Genitive/Dative singular) — अत्र चतुर्थी (to you) अधिकयुक्तम्

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — विशेषणम् एतत्

• आख्यातम्: has been explained
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु) → आख्यात (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावे क्त — ‘has been told/explained’ (predicate)

• कुमारेश्वरजम्: born of/derived from Kumāreśvara
• कुमारेश्वरजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुमारेश्वर + ज (प्रातिपदिक); ‘कुमारेश्वरात् जातम्’
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — विशेषणम् फलम्; ‘arising from Kumāreśvara’

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुमारदर्शनात्: from the sight of Kumāra
• कुमारदर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — ‘from seeing Kumāra’

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — कर्तृपद (what is obtained)

• प्राप्यते: is obtained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive) — ‘is obtained’

• पाण्डुनन्दन: O son of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context: narrator concluding tīrtha-phala)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims approach a shrine where Kumāra/Skanda is visible—either as a murti or as a divine epiphany near Kumāreśvara; the moment of darśana is highlighted: folded hands, tears of devotion, radiant deity.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāreśvara
• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Pāṇḍunandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) of Kumāra/Skanda is itself meritorious, emphasizing devotion through encounter with the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara—presented as the focal shrine/tīrtha whose fruits are being summarized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Kumāra at Kumāreśvara is highlighted as a direct source of puṇya.