Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यस्तां तत्र स्थितां पश्येद्योषिद्वाथ नरोऽपि वा । स भूयात्सत्त्वसौभाग्यैः सप्तजन्मानि संयुतः

Transliteration

yastāṃ tatra sthitāṃ paśyedyoṣidvātha naro'pi vā | sa bhūyātsattvasaubhāgyaiḥ saptajanmāni saṃyutaḥ

Translation

Quiconque la voit là, telle qu’elle se tient—femme ou homme—sera comblé de vertu et de bonne fortune durant sept naissances.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• sthitām: standing
• sthitām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of tām)

• paśyet: may see
• paśyet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• yoṣit: a woman
• yoṣit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle: "or")

• atha: and/then
• atha: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक निपात (then/and)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कारक निपात (also/even)

• vā: or
• vā: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhūyāt: may become
• bhūyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• sattva-saubhāgyaiḥ: with virtue and good fortune
• sattva-saubhāgyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार); तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of janmāni)

• janmāni: births
• janmāni: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• saṃyutaḥ: endowed, joined with
• saṃyutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam+yuj (धातु) → saṃyuta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; predicate adjective (of saḥ)

Speaker

Śiva (implied, addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Devi-sthāna within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Devi-form stands at Prabhāsa-kṣetra; pilgrims—women and men—approach with folded hands, receiving an aura of auspiciousness symbolized by lotus, lamp-glow, and a gentle halo.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) at a tīrtha is transformative, yielding long-lasting merit and inner excellence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Goddess’ established spot within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as described in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is darśana—visiting and beholding the deity at the indicated sacred location.