Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा तु लभते वाञ्छितं फलम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā tu labhate vāñchitaṃ phalam

Translation

By beholding it and worshipping it, one attains the desired fruit.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (liṅga)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (conjunction/particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kauśikeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Kauśikeśvara liṅga, hands folded, offering bilva and water; the shrine glows softly, suggesting the granting of a heartfelt wish.

Characters & Entities

• Kauśikeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional engagement—darśana and pūjā—within a revered kṣetra is affirmed as a direct means to attain legitimate aims and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kauśikeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (beholding) and pūjā (worship) are explicitly prescribed.