Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

एककालं द्विकालं वा त्रिकालं चानुपश्यति । आढ्यो वापि दरिद्रो वा सुखं दुःखात्प्रचुच्यते

Transliteration

ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ cānupaśyati | āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā sukhaṃ duḥkhātpracucyate

Translation

日に一度でも二度でも三度でも主を拝するなら、富める者も貧しき者も、苦しみを離れて安楽を得る。

Word by Word

• एककालम्: for one time/once
• एककालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (एकः कालः)

• द्विकालम्: for two times/twice
• द्विकालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वौ कालौ)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• त्रिकालम्: for three times/thrice
• त्रिकालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः कालाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• अनुपश्यति: he observes/sees repeatedly
• अनुपश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• आढ्यः: rich (person)
• आढ्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (rich)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• दरिद्रः: poor (person)
• दरिद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (poor)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• सुखम्: happiness/comfort
• सुखम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-स्थानी (impersonal subject)

• दुःखात्: from sorrow
• दुःखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• प्रचुच्यते: is freed/gets released
• प्रचुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √च्युत्/√च्यु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims—rich and poor alike—stand in a snowy Himalayan shrine precinct, taking repeated darśana of Kedāranātha; the mood is relief from suffering and quiet joy.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied by Śivālaya context)
• Darśana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine darśana is universally accessible and transformative, freeing anyone from grief irrespective of social status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred Śiva presence, where repeated darśana is said to remove suffering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular darśana—once, twice, or thrice daily—implying consistent temple visitation and remembrance.