Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

दृष्टेन तेन देवेशि मुच्यते पातकैर्नरः । लभते वाञ्छितान्कामान्मनसा चेप्सितान्प्रिये

Transliteration

dṛṣṭena tena deveśi mucyate pātakairnaraḥ | labhate vāñchitānkāmānmanasā cepsitānpriye

Translation

ദേവേശി, അതിന്റെ ദർശനമാത്രം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ മനുഷ്യൻ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുന്നു; പ്രിയേ, മനസ്സിൽ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച വാഞ്ഛിത കാമങ്ങളും ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭena: by (its) being seen / by the sight
• dṛṣṭena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √dṛś (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘दर्शन’रूपेण साधनम्

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अन्वयः—‘तेन (लिङ्गेन)’

• deveśi: O goddess (mistress of gods)
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• pātakaiḥ: from sins
• pātakaiḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे (वियोग/विमोचन-हेतु)

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

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vāñchitān: desired
• vāñchitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāñchita (प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (kāmān इति)

• kāmān: wishes/desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करणम् (मनसा)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• īpsitān: longed-for
• īpsitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īpsita (प्रातिपदिक; √āp (धातु) सन्/ईप्स्-भावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (kāmān इति)

• priye: O beloved (lady)
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāprabhāsa-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at the sanctum threshold; upon seeing the liṅga, a dark aura (sins) dissolves into light, while subtle symbols of fulfilled wishes (family, health, prosperity, inner peace) appear as gentle motifs around the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Darśana
• Pātaka
• Kāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sight (darśana) is transformative: contact with holiness purifies and aligns life with righteous fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahāprabhāsa liṅga at Prabhāsakṣetra, praised for powerful darśana-phala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana—visiting and beholding the liṅga as a meritorious act.