Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 160

Devanagari script

कृतापराधोऽपि यदा कुरुते कृष्णदर्शनम् । मुच्यते नाऽत्र संदेहः पापाज्जन्मकृतादपि

Transliteration

kṛtāparādho'pi yadā kurute kṛṣṇadarśanam | mucyate nā'tra saṃdehaḥ pāpājjanmakṛtādapi

Translation

Selbst wer Verfehlungen begangen hat, wird, sobald er den Darśana Kṛṣṇas erblickt, befreit; daran besteht kein Zweifel, selbst von Sünden, die seit der Geburt begangen wurden.

Word by Word

• कृतापराधः: one who has committed an offense
• कृतापराधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त) + अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (कृतः अपराधः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्

• अपि: even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: even/also)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Avyaya (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक-सम्बन्ध (when)

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• कृष्णदर्शनम्: the sight of Krishna
• कृष्णदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य दर्शनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कुरुते’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive: is released)

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘न’ इत्यनेन निषिद्धः

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from sin)

• जन्मकृतात्: committed at birth (i.e., from birth)
• जन्मकृतात्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (जन्मना कृतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ‘पापात्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अपि: even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (even)

Speaker

Śiva (within the Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/śrotṛs; also the admonished addressee in the narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful pilgrim burdened by past offenses stands before Kṛṣṇa; as the gaze meets, dark stains symbolizing sins dissolve into light; the deity’s compassionate glance conveys certainty: ‘no doubt’ of release.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• pāpa (sin)
• aparādha (offense)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kṛṣṇa-darśana is celebrated as a powerful purifier, capable of releasing even grave and long-standing sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the implied locus of Kṛṣṇa-darśana in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṛṣṇa-darśana is presented as an effective prāyaścitta-like act (purificatory remedy).