Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि धनवान्पुत्रवान्भवेत् । सर्वपातकयुक्तोऽपि मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi dhanavānputravānbhavet | sarvapātakayukto'pi mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ഹേ ദേവീ, അവനെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ധനവാനും പുത്രവാനും ആകുന്നു. സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തനായാലും മോചിതനാകും— ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम् (him/that)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• धनवान्: wealthy
• धनवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मानवः)

• पुत्रवान्: having sons
• पुत्रवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मानवः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वपातकयुक्तः: endowed with all sins
• सर्वपातकयुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पातक + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मानवः); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पातकानां युक्तः)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), ‘even/also’

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaśyapeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before the Kaśyapeśvara liṅga; a radiant aura surrounds the shrine; behind the devotee, symbols of prosperity (full granary, coins) and family continuity (child in arms) appear as allegorical motifs; dark smoke-like forms representing sins dissolve near the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Kaśyapeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord in a famed tīrtha is upheld as both worldly welfare (prosperity, progeny) and spiritual purification (release from sin).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kaśyapeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (beholding the liṅga) is the stated act; worship is not explicitly detailed in this verse.