Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ये च पश्यंति लोकास्ते धन्याः सर्वे न संशयः । पुत्रधान्यधनैर्युक्ता नीरुजस्तेजसाऽन्विताः

Transliteration

ye ca paśyaṃti lokāste dhanyāḥ sarve na saṃśayaḥ | putradhānyadhanairyuktā nīrujastejasā'nvitāḥ

Translation

ຜູ້ຄົນທັງຫຼາຍຜູ້ໃດທີ່ໄດ້ເຫັນສິ່ງນັ້ນ—ທຸກຄົນລ້ວນເປັນຜູ້ມີພອນ ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ສົງໄສ; ພ້ອມດ້ວຍລູກຫຼານ ເຂົ້າກິນ ແລະຊັບສິນ; ປອດໂລກ ແລະສະຫວ່າງໄສດ້ວຍຕະຈະ.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• paśyanti: see
• paśyanti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — 'see'

• lokāḥ: people
• lokāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• te: those
• te: Karta (Subject-determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (those) qualifying lokāḥ

• dhanyāḥ: blessed; fortunate
• dhanyāḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — विशेषणम् (qualifying lokāḥ)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — विशेषणम्

• na: no; not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — negation

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — 'doubt' (idiom: na saṃśayaḥ = no doubt)

• putra-dhānya-dhanaiḥ: with sons, grain, and wealth
• putra-dhānya-dhanaiḥ: Karana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — 'with sons, grain, and wealth'

• yuktāḥ: endowed
• yuktāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: युज्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/स्थितिवाचक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'endowed/connected'

• nīrujāḥ: free from illness
• nīrujāḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-ruj (उपसर्ग+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — विशेषणम् (free from disease)

• tejasā: with splendor
• tejasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• anvitāḥ: endowed; possessed
• anvitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√i (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनु-इ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/स्थितिवाचक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'accompanied/endowed'

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhaṭṭāditya ratha-darśana (at the Siddheśa–kuṇḍa complex)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Crowds line the route, gazing upon the passing ratha; their faces show relief and joy; motifs of grain, children, and radiant health symbolize the promised fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Darśana (witnessing)
• Prosperity (putra-dhānya-dhana)
• Tejas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even respectful witnessing (darśana) of a holy rite is counted as participation in dharma and becomes a source of blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to witnessing the associated sacred event (linked to Bhaṭṭāditya and the ratha context) rather than specifying a new location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied act is darśana—coming to see the sacred rite/festival—praised as meritorious.