Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यस्य संदर्शनादेव कल्याणैरपि पूर्यते । मुच्यते चाप्यकल्याणैः श्रद्धावान्पार्थ मानवः

Transliteration

yasya saṃdarśanādeva kalyāṇairapi pūryate | mucyate cāpyakalyāṇaiḥ śraddhāvānpārtha mānavaḥ

Translation

Par sa seule vision, ô Pārtha, l’homme plein de foi se trouve comblé d’auspices et délivré des malheurs comme des influences néfastes.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः

• संदर्शनात्: from (the) sight/meeting
• संदर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + दर्शन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• कल्याणैः: with auspicious things/benefits
• कल्याणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• पूर्यते: is filled
• पूर्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर् (धातु; √पूर्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु; √मुच्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• अकल्याणैः: from inauspicious things/evils
• अकल्याणैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• श्रद्धावान्: faithful
• श्रद्धावान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jayāditya (darśana-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A faithful pilgrim beholds the deity; auspicious symbols (śrīvatsa-like motifs, lotuses, svastika) appear around, while dark, thorny forms of misfortune dissolve at the threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Jayāditya (implied)
• Arjuna (Pārtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful darśana (sacred viewing/visitation) is portrayed as spiritually protective—bringing auspiciousness and dispelling adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shrine/presence of Jayāditya (Sūrya) in Mahīnagaraka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana: going to see the deity with śraddhā (faith).