Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ये त्वां पश्यंति चात्रस्थं भक्त्या परमया युताः । तेषां तु परमा सिद्धिस्त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरेश्वर

Transliteration

ye tvāṃ paśyaṃti cātrasthaṃ bhaktyā paramayā yutāḥ | teṣāṃ tu paramā siddhistvatprasādātsureśvara

Translation

“Those who behold you here—present in this place—with supreme devotion: for them there arises the highest attainment, by your grace, O Lord of the gods.”

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धि—‘those who’

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• paśyanti: see
• paśyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• atra-stham: situated here
• atra-stham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atra (अव्यय) + stha (धातु/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव—atra-stha = ‘situated here’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वाम्)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• paramayā: supreme
• paramayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (भक्त्या)

• yutāḥ: endowed (with)
• yutāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) from √yuj; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ये)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) अर्थे—‘but/indeed’

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (सिद्धिः)

• siddhiḥ: attainment/success
• siddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• tvat-prasādāt: from your grace
• tvat-prasādāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘from your grace’

• sureśvara: O Lord of the gods
• sureśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘lord of the gods’

Speaker

Candra (Soma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims/devotees behold the liṅga with folded hands; a subtle aura indicates ‘paramā siddhi’ descending as grace.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Śiva
• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Darśana
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred darśana, when joined with supreme bhakti, becomes a doorway to the highest siddhi through divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Lord is said to be specially present for devotees’ darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is devotional darśana (beholding the deity) at the kṣetra; no separate vow is specified in this verse.