Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

विमुक्तिः कामुकस्योक्ता किं पुनर्वीक्षतां हरिम्

Transliteration

vimuktiḥ kāmukasyoktā kiṃ punarvīkṣatāṃ harim

Translation

On dit que la délivrance vient même à celui que le désir emporte; combien plus encore à ceux qui contemplent Hari.

Word by Word

• vimuktiḥ: liberation
• vimuktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन

• kāmukasya: of a lustful person
• kāmukasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen./6th), एकवचन

• uktā: is stated
• uktā: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन; ‘is said/declared’

• kim: what?
• kim: Prayojaka/Interrogative (Question word)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• punar: then; moreover
• punar: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अधिक्यार्थक (further/moreover)

• vīkṣatām: of those who see/behold
• vīkṣatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), षष्ठी (Gen./6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those who behold’

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya didactic style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, previously desire-driven, stands before Hari in Dvārakā; the moment of darśana transforms the face from restlessness to stillness, suggesting liberation through grace.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beholding Hari (darśana) is exalted as supremely liberating, surpassing the bondage of even strong desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Hari’s presence and worship are being praised in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit emphasis on Hari-darśana (seeing the Lord), typically through temple worship and vigil observances.