Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 157

Devanagari script

कृष्णदर्शनपूतात्मा यो मां पश्यति मानवः । न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर्मम लोकाच्च वैष्णवात्

Transliteration

kṛṣṇadarśanapūtātmā yo māṃ paśyati mānavaḥ | na tasya punarāvṛttirmama lokācca vaiṣṇavāt

Translation

ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണദർശനത്താൽ ആത്മാവ് ശുദ്ധിയായ മനുഷ്യൻ എന്നെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ, എന്റെ വൈഷ്ണവ ലോകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അവന് വീണ്ടും സംസാരത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങിവരവ് ഉണ്ടാകുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• कृष्णदर्शनपूतात्मा: one whose soul is purified by seeing Krishna
• कृष्णदर्शनपूतात्मा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-दर्शन-पूत-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णदर्शनेन पूतः आत्मा यस्य) — अर्थतः बहुव्रीहिसदृशः, परन्तु रूपेण तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक relative pronoun

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• पुनरावृत्तिः: return (rebirth)
• पुनरावृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्-आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (पुनः + आवृत्तिः)

• मम: of me
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• लोकात्: from (my) world
• लोकात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• वैष्णवात्: Vaishnava (of Vishnu)
• वैष्णवात्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘लोकात्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa-darśana) linked to the speaker’s kṣetra/realm

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the māhātmya (pilgrims/śrotṛs)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, radiant after beholding Kṛṣṇa, turns to behold the presiding sacred presence; above, a vision of the Vaiṣṇava realm opens—serene, luminous, indicating anāvṛtti.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Śiva
• Vaiṣṇava-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kṛṣṇa-darśana purifies, and combined with Śiva-darśana it is said to lead to a non-returning spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā pilgrimage, centered on Kṛṣṇa-darśana, with Śiva’s affirmation of its salvific power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana practice: see Kṛṣṇa (purifying), and then see Śiva—presented as leading to the highest fruit.