Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्मात्पश्येच्च तद्भक्त्या यदि श्रेयोऽभिकांक्षितम् । महापापौघशमनं पूजितं सर्वकामदम्

Transliteration

tasmātpaśyecca tadbhaktyā yadi śreyo'bhikāṃkṣitam | mahāpāpaughaśamanaṃ pūjitaṃ sarvakāmadam

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് യഥാർത്ഥ ശ്രേയസ്സിനെ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവൻ ഭക്തിയോടെ അതിനെ ദർശിക്കണം. പൂജിക്കപ്പെട്ടാൽ അത് മഹാപാപപ്രവാഹം ശമിപ്പിക്കുകയും സർവകാമഫലങ്ങൾ നൽകുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थे/तस्मादर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• पश्येत्: should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/विधिलिङ्-समर्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विध्यर्थे—‘should see’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that (liṅga)
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मपद-विशेषणम्

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• श्रेयः: welfare/the highest good
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘welfare, the better’

• अभिकाङ्क्षितम्: desired
• अभिकाङ्क्षितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-√काङ्क्ष् (धातु) → अभिकाङ्क्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्रेयसः विशेषणम्—‘desired’

• महापापौघशमनम्: the pacifier of a flood of great sins
• महापापौघशमनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-पाप-ओघ-शमन (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पाप + ओघ + शमन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘महानां पापानाम् ओघस्य शमनम्’

• पूजितम्: worshipped
• पूजितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘worshipped’

• सर्वकामदम्: granting all desires
• सर्वकामदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-काम-द (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वान् कामान् ददाति’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aśvineśvara (contextual liṅga-darśana within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, hands folded, beholds a radiant liṅga at Prabhāsa; priests offer bilva, lamps, and water; the sea-breeze and coastal light suggest Somnātha-Prabhāsa ambience; the mood is of sin-dissolving grace and boon-bestowal.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvineśvara (implied)
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śreyas (true good) is pursued through devoted darśana and worship, not merely physical travel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Aśvineśvara shrine within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional darśana and pūjā (worship) for purification and desired fruits.