Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सुप्रसन्ना भविष्यन्ति सर्वे देवा न संशयः । दर्शनात्पापनिर्मुक्तो महादेवसरस्य च

Transliteration

suprasannā bhaviṣyanti sarve devā na saṃśayaḥ | darśanātpāpanirmukto mahādevasarasya ca

Translation

All the gods will become exceedingly pleased—of this there is no doubt. And by the very sight of Mahādeva-saras one is freed from sin.

Word by Word

• सुप्रसन्नाः: very pleased
• सुप्रसन्नाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (देवाः इत्यस्य)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple future), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दर्शनात्: from seeing/by the sight
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पापनिर्मुक्तः: freed from sin
• पापनिर्मुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः: पापात् निर्मुक्तः (ablative-tatpuruṣa sense)

• महादेवसरस्य: of Mahādeva's lake
• महादेवसरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः: महादेवस्य सरः

• च: and/also
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Dvārakā Māhātmya dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahādeva-saras

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims stand at the luminous Mahādeva-saras; devas above shower subtle flowers as the lake’s sight alone is said to cleanse sin.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva-saras
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are presented as living channels of grace: even darśana of a divinely founded tīrtha is said to purify and please the gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahādeva-saras, the sacred lake established by Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing/visiting) of Mahādeva-saras; the verse emphasizes purification even without detailing further rites.