Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा समस्ततीर्थानि प्रभासादीनि भूतले । मत्पुरीदर्शनेनैव पृष्ट्वाऽपीह भवेत्फलम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā samastatīrthāni prabhāsādīni bhūtale | matpurīdarśanenaiva pṛṣṭvā'pīha bhavetphalam

Translation

Même après avoir vu tous les tīrtha de la terre—Prabhāsa et les autres—le fruit s’obtient ici par le seul darśana de Ma cité; fût-ce en n’en faisant que la demande, le fruit advient.

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• samasta-tīrthāni: all sacred places
• samasta-tīrthāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—कर्मधारय (samastāni tīrthāni); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• prabhāsa-ādīni: beginning with Prabhāsa
• prabhāsa-ādīni: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhāsa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (prabhāsaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (tīrthāni)

• bhūtale: on the earth
• bhūtale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūtala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• mat-purī-darśanena: by seeing my city
• mat-purī-darśanena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम) + purī + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• pṛṣṭvā: having asked
• pṛṣṭvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (प्रच्छ् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि—समुच्चय/अपवाद (even/also)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• phalam: the fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (in relation to Prabhāsa and all tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa (dvija)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping vision of many tīrthas—rivers, ghāṭas, temples—culminating in Dvārakā’s coastal skyline; a pilgrim or sage asks about Dvārakā and receives the promised fruit through inquiry and darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Dvārakā (matpurī)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among many pilgrimages, a uniquely graced sacred center can bestow results through mere contact—seeing, and even sincere inquiry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is exalted, while Prabhāsa is cited as a renowned benchmark tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Dvārakā; additionally, even pṛcchā (inquiring/asking about the holy place) is praised as fruitful.