Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

देवो जालेश्वरस्तत्र सं बभूव उमापतिः । जालेश्वरं नरो दृष्ट्वा सद्यः पापात्प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

devo jāleśvarastatra saṃ babhūva umāpatiḥ | jāleśvaraṃ naro dṛṣṭvā sadyaḥ pāpātpramucyate

Translation

അവിടെ ഉമാപതി ആയ ഭഗവാൻ ശിവൻ ജാലേശ്വരനായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു; ജാലേശ്വരനെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ മാത്രമേ മനുഷ്യൻ ഉടൻ പാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകൂ।

Word by Word

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जालेश्वरः: Jāleśvara (Lord of Jāla)
• जालेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; जाल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जालस्य ईश्वरः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• सम्: fully; altogether (preverb)
• सम्: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग (prefix) used with verb बभूव

• बभूव: became; came to be
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उमापतिः: Umāpati (husband of Umā; Śiva)
• उमापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा-पति (प्रातिपदिक; उमा + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उमायाः पतिः)

• जालेश्वरम्: Jāleśvara
• जालेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; जाल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having seen)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (immediately)

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed; is released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāleśvara (at Jālatīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal/riverine shrine with a radiant Śiva-liṅga named Jāleśvara; pilgrims approach with folded hands; aura of immediate purification; Umā and Śiva symbolism subtly present (Umāpati epithet).

Characters & Entities

• Jāleśvara
• Umāpati (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Śiva in a consecrated sthala is celebrated as a direct purifier, emphasizing grace alongside personal effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jāleśvara at Jāla-tīrtha in the Dvārakā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act highlighted is darśana—seeing the deity Jāleśvara; worship is implied and stated more explicitly in the next verse.