Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण पूतात्मा जायते नरः । पापकंचुकमुत्सृज्य स वसेत्पावने पुरे

Transliteration

yasya darśanamātreṇa pūtātmā jāyate naraḥ | pāpakaṃcukamutsṛjya sa vasetpāvane pure

Translation

Dengan sekadar memandang-Nya, seseorang menjadi suci jiwanya. Setelah menanggalkan selubung dosa, hendaklah dia menetap di kota Sang Penyuci, Pāvana.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere seeing
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana-mātra (प्रातिपदिक; दर्शन + मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (‘दर्शनस्य मात्रम्’)

• पूतात्मा: pure-souled
• पूतात्मा: Visheshya-predicate (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūta-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; पूत + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणरूपेण (नरस्य)

• जायते: becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; √जन् (to be born/become)

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

• पापकंचुकम्: the cloak of sin
• पापकंचुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-kaṃcuka (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + कंचुक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (‘पापस्य कंचुकम्’ = sinful cloak)

• उत्सृज्य: having cast off
• उत्सृज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘उत्सृज्य’ = ‘उत्सर्जनं कृत्वा’; √सृज् (to release/abandon) उपसर्गः उत्-

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• वसेत्: should dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; √वस् (to dwell)

• पावने: in the purifying (place)
• पावने: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (पुरे)

• पुरे: in the city
• पुरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (deduced as Skanda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pavaneśvara

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches Pavaneśvara; upon darśana, a dark ‘cloak’ symbolizing sin falls away, revealing a luminous, calm countenance; the lanes of Kāśī and a small shrine frame the transformation.

Characters & Entities

• Pavaneśvara
• Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
• Pāvana-purī (purifying city)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Kāśī-liṅga is itself purificatory; liberation begins by shedding sin through contact with the sacred presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pavaneśvara in Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, praised as a purifier whose darśana cleanses the soul.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (visiting/seeing the deity) and residing in the holy city are implied as observances.