Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पुनंति सर्वतीर्थानि स्नानदानादिकैर्यथा । अर्बुदो दर्शनादेव सर्वपापहरो नृणाम्

Transliteration

punaṃti sarvatīrthāni snānadānādikairyathā | arbudo darśanādeva sarvapāpaharo nṛṇām

Translation

De même que tous les tīrtha purifient par le bain sacré, le don et autres rites, ainsi Arbuda—par le seul darśana—ôte tous les péchés des êtres humains.

Word by Word

• पुनन्ति: they purify
• पुनन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वतीर्थानि: all sacred places (tirthas)
• सर्वतीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• स्नानदानादिकैः: by bathing, giving (charity), etc.
• स्नानदानादिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• अर्बुदः: Arbuda (mountain/tirtha)
• अर्बुदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• दर्शनात्: from (mere) seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• सर्वपापहरः: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice; implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims behold Mount Arbuda from a vantage point; a beam of sanctifying light flows from the mountain to the onlookers, while icons of snāna (river), dāna (offering), and pūjā appear as secondary motifs, indicating Arbuda’s superiority by darśana alone.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda
• Sarva-tīrthas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain supremely holy places confer purification simply through reverent visitation (darśana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda (Arbuda-parvata/region) is praised as uniquely sin-destroying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) and dāna (charity) are referenced as common tīrtha-practices; Arbuda’s special emphasis is darśana.