Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

रजतस्य तथा किञ्चिद्दर्शनं पुण्यदायकम् । कृष्णाजिनस्य सान्निध्यं दर्शनं दानमेव च

Transliteration

rajatasya tathā kiñciddarśanaṃ puṇyadāyakam | kṛṣṇājinasya sānnidhyaṃ darśanaṃ dānameva ca

Translation

De même, la simple vue de l’argent confère du mérite. La présence et la contemplation de la peau d’antilope noire (kṛṣṇājina)—et aussi le fait de l’offrir en don—sont également méritoires.

Word by Word

• रजतस्य: of silver
• रजतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• किञ्चित्: some/a little
• किञ्चित्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (indefinite)

• दर्शनम्: seeing/sight
• दर्शनम्: Karma/Artha (Object/thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• पुण्यदायकम्: bestowing merit
• पुण्यदायकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying दर्शनम्)

• कृष्णाजिनस्य: of the black deerskin
• कृष्णाजिनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + अजिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सान्निध्यम्: proximity/presence
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma/Artha (Object/thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: seeing
• दर्शनम्: Karma/Artha (Object/thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma/Artha (Object/thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa beholds a shining silver vessel on the śrāddha altar; nearby, a neatly folded kṛṣṇājina is presented as a gift to a learned priest—emphasizing darśana, sānidhya, and dāna.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma values intention and sacred association—certain auspicious substances and gifts are said to amplify puṇya in ancestral rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the broader setting where these dharmic merits are taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Merit is attributed to seeing silver; proximity/seeing and donating a kṛṣṇājina (black antelope skin) are praised.