Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
Devanagari script
तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा तु लभते वाञ्छितं फलम्
Transliteration
taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā tu labhate vāñchitaṃ phalam
Translation
En le contemplant et en l’adorant, on obtient le fruit désiré.
Word by Word
तम्him/that (liṅga)
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’
पूजयित्वाhaving worshipped
पूजयित्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped’
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम् (conjunction/particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)
लभतेobtains
लभते:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलभ् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्
वाञ्छितम्desired
वाञ्छितम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ्-धातोः क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (फलम्)
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued context)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kauśikeśvara
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Kauśikeśvara liṅga, hands folded, offering bilva and water; the shrine glows softly, suggesting the granting of a heartfelt wish.
Characters & Entities
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KauśikeśvaraFAQs
Devotional engagement—darśana and pūjā—within a revered kṣetra is affirmed as a direct means to attain legitimate aims and blessings.
Kauśikeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Darśana (beholding) and pūjā (worship) are explicitly prescribed.