Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा न जडो नांधो न दरिद्रो न दुःखितः । जायते सप्त जन्मानि सत्यंसत्यं वरानने

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā na jaḍo nāṃdho na daridro na duḥkhitaḥ | jāyate sapta janmāni satyaṃsatyaṃ varānane

Translation

അവനെ ദർശിച്ചതാൽ ഏഴ് ജന്മങ്ങൾ വരെ ആരും മന്ദബുദ്ധി, അന്ധൻ, ദരിദ്രൻ, ദുഃഖിതൻ ആയി ജനിക്കുകയില്ല. വരാനനേ, ഇത് സത്യം സത്യം.

Word by Word

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• जडः: dull, inert
• जडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अन्धः: blind
• अन्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: andha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• दरिद्रः: poor
• दरिद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• दुःखितः: sorrowful, afflicted
• दुःखितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक; दुःख + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• जायते: is born, becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-विशेषणम्; ‘सप्त’ (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• जन्मानि: births
• जन्मानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Discourse marker (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन निपातवत् प्रयोगः; बलार्थक-उक्तिः (emphatic ‘truly’)

• सत्यम्: indeed
• सत्यम्: Discourse marker (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन निपातवत् प्रयोगः; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphasis)

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘वरम् आननं यस्याः’

Speaker

Narrator addressing Devī (listener) (deduced from varānane)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Daityasūdana (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: वरानने (addressed female listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before Daityasūdana with folded hands; the deity’s gaze is compassionate; symbolic motifs of removed blindness, poverty, and sorrow appear as transformed devotees.

Characters & Entities

• Daityasūdana (implied)
• Devī (listener, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord at a holy place is transformative, yielding long-lasting auspiciousness across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the presence/vision of Lord Daityasūdana associated with this Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is darśana (visiting and beholding the deity); no additional rite is specified in this verse.