Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा यल्लभते पुण्यं सकृद्वाराहदर्शनात् । कलौ युगे महारौद्रे प्राणिनां च भयावहे । नान्यत्र जायते मुक्तिर्मुक्त्वा क्षेत्रं तु सौकरम्

Transliteration

dattvā yallabhate puṇyaṃ sakṛdvārāhadarśanāt | kalau yuge mahāraudre prāṇināṃ ca bhayāvahe | nānyatra jāyate muktirmuktvā kṣetraṃ tu saukaram

Translation

Pahala yang diperoleh dari sedekah, itulah juga yang didapat hanya dengan sekali darśana Varāha. Pada Kali Yuga yang ganas dan menakutkan bagi makhluk, mokṣa tidak ditemukan di tempat lain selain Saukara Kṣetra, tanah suci Sang Babi Hutan Ilahi.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having given)

• यत्: which/that (merit)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (that which)

• लभते: one obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: once)

• वाराह-दर्शनात्: from seeing Varāha
• वाराह-दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (from the sight of Varāha)

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युगे: in the yuga
• युगे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महा-रौद्रे: very dreadful
• महा-रौद्रे: Adhikarana-qualifier (अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (very terrible)

• प्राणिनाम्: of beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• भय-आवहे: fear-bringing
• भय-आवहे: Adhikarana-qualifier (अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् with आ-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (bringing fear)

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: elsewhere)

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुक्त्वा: except/leaving aside
• मुक्त्वा: Apavada/Exception (अपवाद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), त्यक्त्वार्थ (having left/excepting)

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred place
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सौकरम्: the Saukara (boar-related)
• सौकरम्: Karma-qualifier (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौकर (प्रातिपदिक; सूकर-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (pertaining to the boar)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saukara Kṣetra (Varāha-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark portrayal of Kali-yuga’s fear and turmoil contrasts with a luminous sanctuary: the Saukara Kṣetra where Varāha’s presence grants liberation; a single devotee’s gaze (darśana) is shown as outweighing grand charities.

Characters & Entities

• Varāha
• Kali Yuga
• Saukara Kṣetra
• Dāna
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, accessible grace through tīrtha and darśana is emphasized as a direct path toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Saukara Kṣetra (Varāha’s sacred field), in the Prabhāsa region (context: Karddamāla/Varāha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Varāha-darśana is recommended; charity (dāna) is referenced as a comparative measure of merit.