Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

वेदांतेषु च यत्प्रोक्तं फलं चैव महर्षिभिः । तत्फलं सकलं तत्र चंद्रभूषणदर्शनात्

Transliteration

vedāṃteṣu ca yatproktaṃ phalaṃ caiva maharṣibhiḥ | tatphalaṃ sakalaṃ tatra caṃdrabhūṣaṇadarśanāt

Translation

Welchen Lohn die großen Seher in den Vedāntas auch verkündet haben: Den ganzen Lohn erlangt man dort allein durch das Schauen des mondgeschmückten Herrn (Śiva).

Word by Word

• वेदान्तेषु: in the Vedāntas (Upaniṣads)
• वेदान्तेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; Locative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• यत्: what (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun (what/that which)

• प्रोक्तम्: declared, stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘spoken/declared’

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• महर्षिभिः: by the great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative ‘that’ (qualifying फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire, complete
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to फलम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• चन्द्रभूषणदर्शनात्: from (because of) the sight of Caṃdrabhūṣaṇa
• चन्द्रभूषणदर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र-भूषण-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; Ablative singular; हेतौ पञ्चमी ‘because of/through’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candraśekhara-darśana in Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-seeker/ṛṣi interlocutor (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim beholds Candraśekhara; the crescent moon shines; the scene is still and luminous, suggesting inner realization; subtle depiction of Upaniṣadic light (jyotis) emanating from the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Vedānta
• Mahārṣis
• Śiva (Caṃdra-bhūṣaṇa)
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Direct God-realizing vision (darśana) at a sanctified place can confer the highest scriptural fruits taught by Vedānta.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the darśana of Caṃdrabhūṣaṇa (Śiva) is said to bestow supreme results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana—reverent beholding of Śiva (often implying pilgrimage and temple visitation).