Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

सोऽपि संदर्शनात्तस्य तत्क्षणान्मुक्तिमाप्तवान् । व्याघ्रत्वात्पार्थिवो भूयः स बभूव यथा पुरा

Transliteration

so'pi saṃdarśanāttasya tatkṣaṇānmuktimāptavān | vyāghratvātpārthivo bhūyaḥ sa babhūva yathā purā

Translation

അത് ദർശിച്ചതുമാത്രത്തിൽ അവനും അതേ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ മോക്ഷം പ്രാപിച്ചു; വ്യാഘ്രഭാവത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനായി, മുൻപുപോലെ വീണ്ടും രാജാവായി।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• संदर्शनात्: from (the) sight/seeing
• संदर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√दृश् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: at that very moment / immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्-क्षण इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘immediately’ (time-ablative)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्तवान्: obtained
• आप्तवान्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + क्तवतुँ (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतुँ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-भावार्थः; ‘having obtained’ (perfect participle)

• व्याघ्रत्वात्: from (being in) tigerhood / from the state of a tiger
• व्याघ्रत्वात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक; व्याघ्र + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): पुनः/भूयः = again

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative/conj.): as/just as

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): formerly/before

Speaker

Narrator (textual narrative voice within the Purāṇic frame; specific named speaker not present in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tiger, eyes softened by sudden recognition, beholds a radiant Śiva-liṅga; in an instant the beast-form dissolves, revealing a crowned king restored to human form, with divine light and attendants witnessing the miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Vyāghra (tiger)
• Pārthiva (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of the holy site and the Liṅga’s grace can dissolve severe karmic conditions, granting immediate release and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The great forest Śiva-liṅga (Bāṇa-pratiṣṭhita) is glorified as so powerful that mere darśana grants liberation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is darśana (sacred viewing) of the Liṅga, supported by the prior instructions of pradakṣiṇā and praṇāma.