Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा यल्लभते पुण्यं सकृद्वाराहदर्शनात् । कलौ युगे महारौद्रे प्राणिनां च भयावहे । नान्यत्र जायते मुक्तिर्मुक्त्वा क्षेत्रं तु सौकरम्

Transliteration

dattvā yallabhate puṇyaṃ sakṛdvārāhadarśanāt | kalau yuge mahāraudre prāṇināṃ ca bhayāvahe | nānyatra jāyate muktirmuktvā kṣetraṃ tu saukaram

Translation

Welches Verdienst man durch Spenden erlangt, eben dieses Verdienst wird durch einen einzigen Anblick Varāhas gewonnen. Im Kali-Zeitalter, wild und furchterregend für die Wesen, entsteht Befreiung nirgends sonst als in der Saukara-Kṣetra, dem heiligen Feld des göttlichen Ebers.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having given)

• यत्: which/that (merit)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (that which)

• लभते: one obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: once)

• वाराह-दर्शनात्: from seeing Varāha
• वाराह-दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (from the sight of Varāha)

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युगे: in the yuga
• युगे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महा-रौद्रे: very dreadful
• महा-रौद्रे: Adhikarana-qualifier (अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (very terrible)

• प्राणिनाम्: of beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• भय-आवहे: fear-bringing
• भय-आवहे: Adhikarana-qualifier (अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् with आ-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (bringing fear)

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: elsewhere)

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुक्त्वा: except/leaving aside
• मुक्त्वा: Apavada/Exception (अपवाद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), त्यक्त्वार्थ (having left/excepting)

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred place
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सौकरम्: the Saukara (boar-related)
• सौकरम्: Karma-qualifier (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौकर (प्रातिपदिक; सूकर-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (pertaining to the boar)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saukara Kṣetra (Varāha-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark portrayal of Kali-yuga’s fear and turmoil contrasts with a luminous sanctuary: the Saukara Kṣetra where Varāha’s presence grants liberation; a single devotee’s gaze (darśana) is shown as outweighing grand charities.

Characters & Entities

• Varāha
• Kali Yuga
• Saukara Kṣetra
• Dāna
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, accessible grace through tīrtha and darśana is emphasized as a direct path toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Saukara Kṣetra (Varāha’s sacred field), in the Prabhāsa region (context: Karddamāla/Varāha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Varāha-darśana is recommended; charity (dāna) is referenced as a comparative measure of merit.