Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा त्वां देवि पाप्मानः सिद्धिं यांति सपूर्वजाः । तस्माद्यथा वयं पुष्टिं व्रजामस्ते प्रसादतः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ devi pāpmānaḥ siddhiṃ yāṃti sapūrvajāḥ | tasmādyathā vayaṃ puṣṭiṃ vrajāmaste prasādataḥ

Translation

„O Göttin, schon durch das bloße Schauen auf dich erlangen selbst Sünder—mitsamt ihren Vorfahren—Vollendung. Darum mögen auch wir durch deine Gnade Gedeihen und Kraft erlangen.“

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having seen’ (Absolutive)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (2nd person pronoun; Accusative singular)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative singular)

• पाप्मानः: sinners / evil-doers
• पाप्मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• सिद्धिम्: success / attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• यान्ति: go / attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd plural)

• सपूर्वजाः: together with (their) forefathers
• सपूर्वजाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; उपसर्गसदृश ‘स-’ = सहित (Masculine nominative plural; with their ancestors/elders)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason marker/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: तस्मात् इति निपातवत्; हेत्वर्थक (ablatival indeclinable usage; therefore/from that reason)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Prayojana (Purpose marker/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपायवाचक (indeclinable; so that/as)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• पुष्टिम्: prosperity / nourishment
• पुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• व्रजामः: may we go/attain
• व्रजामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 1st plural)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (Genitive singular; of you/your)

• प्रसादतः: from (your) grace
• प्रसादतः: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे अपादान (Ablative singular; due to/from grace)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-Devī-darśana (Arbudācala)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Rajendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Supplicants address the Goddess on Arbuda, proclaiming that her darśana grants siddhi even to sinners along with their forefathers; hands folded, faces uplifted toward the radiant Devī.

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• pūrvaja (ancestors)
• prasāda
• siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Goddess is depicted as transformative—granting siddhi and benefiting even ancestors—highlighting grace as a purifier beyond ordinary merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda region is the implied sacred setting where the Goddess is encountered and her darśana yields spiritual fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is specified; the verse emphasizes darśana (seeing the deity) and receiving prasāda (grace).