Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि सप्तजन्मसमुद्भवैः । मुच्यते कल्मषैः सर्वैः कृतकृत्यस्तु जायते

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi saptajanmasamudbhavaiḥ | mucyate kalmaṣaiḥ sarvaiḥ kṛtakṛtyastu jāyate

Translation

ഹേ ദേവി, അതിനെ വെറും ദർശനം ചെയ്താൽ മാത്രം മനുഷ്യൻ ഏഴ് ജന്മങ്ങളിൽ സഞ്ചിതമായ എല്ലാ കല്മഷങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും മോചിതനായി കൃതകൃത്യനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (liṅga)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• मानवः: a man; human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सप्त-जन्म-समुद्भवैः: by (sins) arising from seven births
• सप्त-जन्म-समुद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + जन्म + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• कल्मषैः: from impurities/sins
• कल्मषैः: Apadana (Separation-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished what should be done
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—विशेष/अन्वय (indeed)

• जायते: becomes; is born (as)
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candreśvara/Pṛthvīśvara darśana at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before the liṅga; a subtle aura shows seven concentric ‘karmic veils’ dissolving, signifying impurities of seven births falling away; the pilgrim’s face becomes serene, ‘kṛtakṛtya’.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Candreśvara (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) at a powerful tīrtha transforms karma—purifying deep-seated stains and bringing a sense of life-fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga under discussion in Adhyāya 98 (contextually Candreśvara/Pṛthvīśvara within Prabhāsakṣetra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana is the implied practice—reverent visitation and seeing of the liṅga.