Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय यत्किंचित्तत्र दीयते । चण्डीशस्य वरारोहे तत्सर्वं चाक्षयं भवेत्

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthāya yatkiṃcittatra dīyate | caṇḍīśasya varārohe tatsarvaṃ cākṣayaṃ bhavet

Translation

Oh de hermosas caderas, cuanto se entregue allí mirando hacia el sur, en relación con Caṇḍīśa, todo ello se vuelve mérito imperecedero.

Word by Word

• dakṣiṇām: southern
• dakṣiṇām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); viśeṣaṇa of diśam

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• āsthāya: having gone to; having taken refuge in
• āsthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having resorted to/going to’

• yat: whatever which
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular); relative pronoun qualifying kiṃcit

• kiṃcit: anything; something
• kiṃcit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular); indef. ‘something/anything’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; deśa-avyaya (locative adverb)

• dīyate: is given
• dīyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Karmaṇi-prayoga (Passive), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• caṇḍīśasya: of Caṇḍīśa
• caṇḍīśasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• varārohe: O fair-hipped one; O lovely lady
• varārohe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Sambodhana-vibhakti (Vocative), Ekavacana (Singular); समास: vara + ārohā (‘she who has a fine ascent/figure’)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular); demonstrative qualifying sarvam

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• akṣayam: imperishable; inexhaustible
• akṣayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular); predicate adjective of sarvam

• bhavet: would become; should be
• bhavet: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Implied Īśvara (Śiva), addressing Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍīśa-sannidhi (within Prabhāsa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as varārohe)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Near a Caṇḍīśa shrine, a donor faces south and offers gifts; an inscription-like aura suggests ‘akṣaya’ merit, with priests witnessing the saṅkalpa.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍīśa
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified place, even small gifts become great—right place and right rite make merit enduring.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Caṇḍīśa-related sacred spot within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, emphasizing the southern side/direction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give charity while facing the southern direction in the Caṇḍīśa context to obtain akṣaya (imperishable) merit.