Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नन्दीश्वरप्रसादेन अणिमादिगुणैर्युतः । तं दृष्ट्वा तु नरः सद्यो विपापः संप्रजायते

Transliteration

nandīśvaraprasādena aṇimādiguṇairyutaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu naraḥ sadyo vipāpaḥ saṃprajāyate

Translation

നന്ദീശ്വരന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ അത് അണിമാദി സിദ്ധിഗുണങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തമാണ്. അതിനെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ഉടൻ പാപമുക്തനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• नन्दीश्वरप्रसादेन: by the grace of Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरप्रसादेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नन्दीश्वरस्य प्रसादः)

• अणिमादिगुणैः: with qualities such as aṇimā etc.
• अणिमादिगुणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा + आदि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (अणिमा-आदि-गुणाः)

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Qualifier of subject (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘युक्तः’ = endowed/connected

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/क्त्वा); “having seen”

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

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

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विपापः: sinless / free from sin
• विपापः: Qualifier of subject (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• संप्रजायते: is born/becomes
• संप्रजायते: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāṇḍilyeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (address implied by surrounding verses; here not explicitly ‘priye’ but continues the same address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The shrine radiates subtle yogic ‘siddhi’ symbolism—miniature cosmic motifs—while Nandīśvara’s presence (as Nandī) sanctifies the space; a pilgrim beholds it and is shown shedding dark ‘pāpa’ aura instantly.

Characters & Entities

• Nandīśvara
• Aṇimā (siddhi)
• Śāṇḍilyeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace (prasāda) and darśana are emphasized as purifying forces, surpassing mere worldly attainments like siddhis.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śāṇḍilyeśvara (the liṅga/shrine) in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, associated with Nandīśvara’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (visiting/seeing the shrine) is the operative act; siddhi language is descriptive, not prescriptive.