Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य प्रभावेन दृश्यते गगनांतरे । अरुंधती सती ह्येषा दृष्टा दुष्कृतनाशिनी

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya prabhāvena dṛśyate gaganāṃtare | aruṃdhatī satī hyeṣā dṛṣṭā duṣkṛtanāśinī

Translation

അതിന്റെയെല്ലാം പ്രഭാവത്താൽ അവൾ ആകാശാന്തരത്തിൽ ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു; ഈ സതി അരുന്ധതിയുടെ ദർശനം ദുഷ്കൃത്യങ്ങളെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक — Indeclinable; manner adverb

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular

• प्रभावेन: by (his) power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Cause/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग — Present, Middle, 3rd singular; ‘is seen/appears’

• गगनान्तरे: in the sky/firmament
• गगनान्तरे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (गगने अन्तरे) — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अरुंधती: Arundhatī
• अरुंधती: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुंधती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सती: virtuous/chaste
• सती: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात — Indeclinable; particle (‘indeed/for’)

• एषा: this (one)
• एषा: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• दृष्टा: seen
• दृष्टा: Karta (Predicate in passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seen/has been seen’ — Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दुष्कृतनाशिनी: destroyer of sins/evil deeds
• दुष्कृतनाशिनी: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कृत-नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दुष्कृतस्य नाशिनी) — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Akṣamāleśvara / Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night-sky over Prabhāsa where Arundhatī is distinctly visible; pilgrims/devotees point upward after worship at a liṅga, emphasizing the link between ritual power and celestial manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy vision (darśana) linked to virtue and devotion becomes a means of purification and moral renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the power of worship manifests as a purifying darśana of Arundhatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice: seek darśana (auspicious sight) with faith; no formal rite is specified in the verse.