Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तयोर्दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । हरस्तेन प्रभावेण देवाः प्रबलतेजसः

Transliteration

tayordarśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | harastena prabhāveṇa devāḥ prabalatejasaḥ

Translation

ആ ഇരുവരുടെയും ദർശനമാത്രം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു മോചനം ലഭിക്കുന്നു; അതേ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ ദേവന്മാർ മഹാതേജസ്സോടെ ദീപ്തരായി।

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दर्शनस्य मात्रम्)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released, is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘is freed’)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Cause/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रभावेण: by (its) power, influence
• प्रभावेण: Karana (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रबलतेजसः: of mighty splendor
• प्रबलतेजसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रबलं तेजो येषाम्)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-darśana (Cakra-Hari and associated manifestation)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two sacred manifestations stand together—Hari and his associated epiphany (e.g., Sudarśana/āyudha or paired forms); devotees’ faces brighten as a wave of light radiates outward, while devas in the sky regain blazing tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Devas
• Gupta-Hari
• Cakra-Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) is spiritually transformative; contact with the divine presence purifies and strengthens dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s sacred locale associated with Gupta-Hari/Cakra-Hari is implied as granting pāpa-nāśa through darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana itself is presented as the efficacious act; no additional ritual steps are specified.