Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

विधूय कलुषं सर्वं ज्ञानमुत्पाद्य यत्नतः । जरामरणनिर्मुक्तः प्रत्यक्षं दृष्टवान्भवम्

Transliteration

vidhūya kaluṣaṃ sarvaṃ jñānamutpādya yatnataḥ | jarāmaraṇanirmuktaḥ pratyakṣaṃ dṛṣṭavānbhavam

Translation

Ayant secoué toute souillure et, par un effort assidu, fait naître la vraie connaissance, on se libère de la vieillesse et de la mort, et l’on contemple Bhava (Śiva) face à face.

Word by Word

• विधूय: having removed
• विधूय: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धू (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय-कृदन्तम् (gerund), ‘having shaken off/removed’

• कलुषम्: impurity
• कलुषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (accusative singular, neuter)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with कलुषम्)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (accusative singular, neuter)

• उत्पाद्य: having generated
• उत्पाद्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु) + णिच् + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय-कृदन्तम् (gerund), ‘having produced/created’

• यत्नतः: with effort
• यत्नतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘with effort/earnestly’

• जरामरणनिर्मुक्तः: freed from old age and death
• जरामरणनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जरा + मरण + निर् + मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (जरा-मरणाभ्यां निर्मुक्तः) (nominative singular, masculine)

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverb) ‘directly/manifestly’

• दृष्टवान्: saw / has seen
• दृष्टवान्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्तवतुँ (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतुँ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तम् (perfect participle, active), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्तरि प्रयोगः ‘having seen’

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (accusative singular, masculine)

Speaker

Mṛgī (continuing her statement)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra (Bhavālaya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: royal household/king’s circle (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker casts off dark impurities like dust shaken from cloth; a clear flame of knowledge rises; the figure stands serene, beyond age and death, beholding Śiva (Bhava) directly—Śiva appearing as luminous presence or liṅga radiance becoming anthropomorphic.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification plus disciplined cultivation of knowledge leads toward liberation and direct realization of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is embedded in the Vastrāpathakṣetra māhātmya, centering on Bhava (Śiva) and his abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a fixed ritual, but a sādhanā: removing impurity, striving for knowledge, and seeking Śiva’s direct vision.