Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा तु महादेवं स्नात्वा पुष्करिणीजले । दशानामश्वमेधानां फलमाप्नोति मानवः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu mahādevaṃ snātvā puṣkariṇījale | daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ

Translation

Après avoir contemplé Mahādeva et s’être baigné dans l’eau du bassin sacré, l’homme obtient un mérite égal à celui de dix sacrifices Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध-निपात (particle)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः महा + देव

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• पुष्करिणीजले: in the pond-water
• पुष्करिणीजले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करिणी + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्करिण्याः जलम्)

• दशानाम्: of ten
• दशानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सर्वलिङ्ग), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (qualifying अश्वमेधानाम्)

• अश्वमेधानाम्: of horse-sacrifices (aśvamedhas)
• अश्वमेधानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व + मेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अश्वस्य मेधः)

• फलम्: fruit; merit
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मानवः: a man; human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃvarteśvara Puṣkariṇī

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim beholds Saṃvarteśvara’s liṅga, then bathes in a temple tank; the scene emphasizes water shimmer, ritual steps, and the sanctum’s presence—merit radiating like a halo.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Puṣkariṇī (sacred tank)
• Aśvamedha
• Saṃvarteśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana and tīrtha-snānā are presented as powerful, accessible paths to great merit when performed with faith at a sanctified Śiva-sthala.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃvarteśvara and its associated puṣkariṇī (sacred tank) in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

See Mahādeva (darśana) and bathe in the puṣkariṇī water (snāna) to gain great sacrificial merit.