Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

अतो दर्शय देवेशं कृष्णं कंसविनाशनम् । यद्दर्शनान्महासिद्धिः सर्वेषां च भविष्यति

Transliteration

ato darśaya deveśaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kaṃsavināśanam | yaddarśanānmahāsiddhiḥ sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati

Translation

C’est pourquoi, révèle-nous le Seigneur des dieux : Kṛṣṇa, le destructeur de Kaṃsa. Car par la seule vision de Lui, une grande réalisation spirituelle adviendra pour tous.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: हेतु/निगमन (Inference marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निगमनवाचक अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• दर्शय: show
• दर्शय: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘show’ (दर्शयति)

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: कर्म (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; देवेशम् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• कंसविनाशनम्: destroyer of Kamsa
• कंसविनाशनम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Epithet of Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कंसस्य विनाशनः)

• यत्: whose
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of which)

• दर्शनात्: from seeing
• दर्शनात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ अपादान (from/by seeing)

• महासिद्धिः: great attainment
• महासिद्धिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती सिद्धिः)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of all)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devas (petitioning the Devī/divine guide of the tīrthas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas petition the Mother of Dvārakā to reveal Kṛṣṇa—depicted as the radiant slayer of Kaṃsa—so that by a single vision all may attain great siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Kaṃsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana is transformative: merely beholding Kṛṣṇa is taught as a direct cause of great spiritual accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa is invoked as Deveśa and approached for saving, merit, and fulfillment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is darśana (reverential viewing) of Kṛṣṇa; no separate vow or donation is specified.