Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

वाचिकं मानसं पापं कर्मणा यदुपार्जितम् । तत्सर्वं नश्यते देवि तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात्

Transliteration

vācikaṃ mānasaṃ pāpaṃ karmaṇā yadupārjitam | tatsarvaṃ naśyate devi tasya liṃgasya darśanāt

Translation

Whatever sin has been accumulated by deed—whether through speech or in the mind—O Goddess, all of it is destroyed simply by the darśana, the sight of that liṅga.

Word by Word

• वाचिकम्: verbal
• वाचिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of पापम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाचिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• मानसम्: mental
• मानसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of पापम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Pronoun; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• उपार्जितम्: acquired/committed
• उपार्जितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of यत्/पापम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Pronoun; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of तत्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• नश्यते: perishes/is destroyed
• नश्यते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present indicative; 3rd person singular; Ātmanepada)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Pronoun; Genitive Singular)

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• दर्शनात्: from/by the sight (of it)
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuntīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Kuntīśvara-liṅga; from the liṅga emanates a cleansing radiance that symbolically dissolves dark knots labeled speech, mind, and action; Devī is addressed in the narrative frame.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Kuntīśvara (liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana is transformative: encountering the divine presence at a tīrtha purifies even subtle faults of speech and mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga of Kuntīśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing) of the liṅga is highlighted as a purificatory act; no additional rite is required in the verse.