Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तयोर्दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । हरस्तेन प्रभावेण देवाः प्रबलतेजसः

Transliteration

tayordarśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | harastena prabhāveṇa devāḥ prabalatejasaḥ

Translation

By the mere sight of those two holy manifestations, one is freed from all sins. By that very power, the gods became possessed of mighty radiance.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दर्शनस्य मात्रम्)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released, is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘is freed’)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Cause/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रभावेण: by (its) power, influence
• प्रभावेण: Karana (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रबलतेजसः: of mighty splendor
• प्रबलतेजसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रबलं तेजो येषाम्)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-darśana (Cakra-Hari and associated manifestation)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two sacred manifestations stand together—Hari and his associated epiphany (e.g., Sudarśana/āyudha or paired forms); devotees’ faces brighten as a wave of light radiates outward, while devas in the sky regain blazing tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Devas
• Gupta-Hari
• Cakra-Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) is spiritually transformative; contact with the divine presence purifies and strengthens dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s sacred locale associated with Gupta-Hari/Cakra-Hari is implied as granting pāpa-nāśa through darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana itself is presented as the efficacious act; no additional ritual steps are specified.