Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

हेमभारसहस्रैस्तु दत्तैर्यत्फलमाप्यते । दृष्ट्वा तत्कोटि गुणितं हरेः सर्वप्रदं मुखम्

Transliteration

hemabhārasahasraistu dattairyatphalamāpyate | dṛṣṭvā tatkoṭi guṇitaṃ hareḥ sarvapradaṃ mukham

Translation

Quel que soit le mérite obtenu en offrant des milliers de charges d’or, il est, par la seule vision du visage de Hari, dispensateur de tout, multiplié dix millions de fois.

Word by Word

• hema-bhāra-sahasraiḥ: by thousands of loads of gold
• hema-bhāra-sahasraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थक/विरोधार्थक (particle)

• dattaiḥ: given (as gifts)
• dattaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) → datta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘having been given/with gifts given’

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• phalam: fruit; result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āpyate: is obtained
• āpyate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) → āpyate
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि (Passive)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• koṭi-guṇitam: multiplied by a crore; crorefold
• koṭi-guṇitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇita (कृदन्त from guṇ/gaṇ?; here ‘multiplied’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• sarva-pradam: bestowing all (boons)
• sarva-pradam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mukham: face; countenance
• mukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (praise statement within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hari-darśana in Dvārakā

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant close-up darśana: Hari’s face emerging from the sanctum glow, eyes compassionate; devotees stand awestruck, while heaps of gold in the background appear secondary—visually conveying ‘ten million-fold’ multiplication through mere beholding.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord is exalted as surpassing even immense material charity, magnifying spiritual merit beyond measure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Dvārakā context where Hari/Kṛṣṇa is beheld; the verse focuses on darśana rather than naming a sub-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (gift of gold) is referenced for comparison; the implied prescription is to seek Hari’s darśana.