Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

घृणा मे महती जाता हत्वेमान्क्षत्रियान्बहून् । दर्शनात्तव लिंगस्य येन मे नश्यते घृणा

Transliteration

ghṛṇā me mahatī jātā hatvemānkṣatriyānbahūn | darśanāttava liṃgasya yena me naśyate ghṛṇā

Translation

Un grand remords s’est levé en moi pour avoir tué tant de kṣatriyas. Par la vision de ton Liṅga, que ce remords en moi soit anéanti.

Word by Word

• घृणा: compassion, pity
• घृणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular feminine

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular (‘my’)

• महती: great
• महती: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular feminine; घृणा-विशेषणम्

• जाता: has arisen
• जाता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — agreeing with घृणा

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव — having slain

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural masculine; क्षत्रियान् विशेषयति

• क्षत्रियान्: Kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रियान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural masculine

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural masculine; क्षत्रियान् विशेषयति

• दर्शनात्: from (the) seeing
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (Cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — Ablative singular neuter

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• लिंगस्य: of the liṅga
• लिंगस्य: Sambandha (Possessed/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular neuter

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular neuter; साधन/हेतु-अर्थे

• मे: for me
• मे: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Genitive/Dative singular; here dative sense ‘for me’

• नश्यते: perishes, is destroyed
• नश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — 3rd sg present middle

• घृणा: compassion (pity)
• घृणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular feminine

Speaker

Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, burdened by the memory of slain kṣatriyas, speaks with visible remorse—downcast eyes, softened posture—seeking the liṅga’s sight as medicine for conscience.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Śiva-liṅga
• Kṣatriyas
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual healing is sought through sacred encounter—darśana is portrayed as transformative for conscience and karma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Śaiva presence is the implied locus where liṅga-darśana grants purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seeking liṅga-darśana as a form of prāyaścitta (atonement) is the practical spiritual intent.