Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

ददर्श प्रभया युक्तं विद्याधरपतिं दिवि । तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण शापामुक्तो द्विजा त्मजः

Transliteration

dadarśa prabhayā yuktaṃ vidyādharapatiṃ divi | tasya darśanamātreṇa śāpāmukto dvijā tmajaḥ

Translation

Il vit dans le ciel le seigneur des Vidyādhara, revêtu d’éclat; à sa seule vision, le fils du brāhmane fut délivré de la malédiction.

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• प्रभया: with radiance
• प्रभया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental, 3rd case), एकवचनम्

• युक्तम्: endowed/connected
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• विद्याधरपतिम्: lord of the Vidyādharas
• विद्याधरपतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर + पति (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd case), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्याधराणां पतिः)

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th case), एकवचनम् (निपातवत् प्रयोगः)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th case), एकवचनम्

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन + मात्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd case), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दर्शनस्य मात्रम्)

• शापामुक्तः: freed from the curse
• शापामुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाप + मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st case), एकवचनम्; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (शापात् मुक्तः)

• द्विजात्मजः: the Brahmin’s son
• द्विजात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st case), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजस्य आत्मजः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, Setukhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Vidyādhara lord appears in the sky; below, the brāhmaṇa’s son looks up in astonishment as the curse breaks at the instant of sight.

Characters & Entities

• vidyādharapati
• Vijñaptikautuka (implied)
• dvijātmaja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a higher, luminous being is portrayed as grace that can dissolve karmic affliction such as a curse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Setukhaṇḍa sacred zone where extraordinary liberations occur.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the verse emphasizes darśana as a spiritually transformative encounter.