Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मनुजो देवि सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् । तत्रैव देवदेवेशि नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā manujo devi sarvasiddhimavāpnuyāt | tatraiva devadeveśi nātidūre vyavasthitam

Translation

ഹേ ദേവി! അതിനെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യന്‍ സർവ്വസിദ്ധികളും ലഭിക്കും. അതേ സ്ഥലത്ത് തന്നെ, ദേവദേവേശീ, അതിദൂരമല്ലാതെ മറ്റൊരു പുണ്യസ്ഥലം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tam: that (liṅga)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, absolutive/gerund)

• manujaḥ: a man
• manujaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• sarva-siddhim: all success/accomplishment
• sarva-siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वा सिद्धिः)

• avāpnuyāt: would obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु) उपसर्गः ava-
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• devadeveśi: O Lady, ruler of the gods
• devadeveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवेशी)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ati-dūre: very far
• ati-dūre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (adverbial), स्थानवाचक

• vyavasthitam: situated
• vyavasthitam: Kriya (Predicate complement/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ava + sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘situated/established’

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (adjacent tīrtha near the Sūrya-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, guided by Devī’s narration, beholds a radiant sacred object/shrine in Prabhāsa; in the background, another sanctified spot is visible nearby, suggesting a pilgrimage circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Siddheśvara (implied)
• Devadeva (implied Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana in a tīrtha is transformative; faith-filled visitation is portrayed as a direct cause of spiritual fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara-liṅga and its surrounding sacred precincts within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act emphasized is darśana (beholding) and implied worship; the text also guides the pilgrim onward to a nearby sacred location.