Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठस्य मुखं दृष्ट्वा पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते । अरुंधती पूजनीया पूजनीया विशेषतः

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhasya mukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā punarjanma na vidyate | aruṃdhatī pūjanīyā pūjanīyā viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Having beheld the face of Vasiṣṭha, there is no rebirth. Arundhatī is to be worshipped—indeed, she is especially worthy of worship.

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• पुनर्जन्म: rebirth
• पुनर्जन्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पुनः जन्म = rebirth)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (विद्यते = exists/is found)

• अरुंधती: Arundhatī
• अरुंधती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुंधती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पूजनीया: worthy of worship
• पूजनीया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय (कृदन्त; पूज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थक (gerundive: 'to be worshipped')

• पूजनीया: (indeed) worthy of worship
• पूजनीया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय (कृदन्त; पूज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ (repetition for emphasis)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषणार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Deductive: likely Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) continuing the Arbuda Khaṇḍa glorification of sages and dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-darśana-sthāna / Arundhatī-pūjā-sthāna (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Vasiṣṭha seated in āśrama serenity; pilgrims behold his radiant face; Arundhatī stands beside him, receiving special worship with flowers and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with realized sages and honoring exemplary dharma (Arundhatī) is portrayed as liberating and supremely meritorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within the Arbuda sacred setting where Vasiṣṭha’s presence and darśana are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of Arundhatī, with special emphasis, and the value of Vasiṣṭha-darśana.