Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कुमारदर्शनात्सर्वे श्वपचा अपि यांति वै । सद्गतिं त्वरितेनैव किं क्रियेत मयाधुना

Transliteration

kumāradarśanātsarve śvapacā api yāṃti vai | sadgatiṃ tvaritenaiva kiṃ kriyeta mayādhunā

Translation

Dengan sekadar memandang Kumāra, semua orang—bahkan yang paling hina (śvapaca)—segera mencapai su-gati. Maka apakah yang harus aku lakukan sekarang?

Word by Word

• कुमार-दर्शनात्: from the sight of Kumāra
• कुमार-दर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुमारस्य दर्शनम्) + तस्मात् (दर्शनात्)

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• श्वपचाः: dog-cookers; outcastes
• श्वपचाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वपच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• यान्ति: go; attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed; surely
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सद्गतिम्: good destination; blessed state
• सद्गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सत्-गति = उत्तमा गति)

• त्वरितेन: by (something) swift; quickly
• त्वरितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; त्वर् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally)

• एव: only; just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (restrictive particle)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• क्रियेत: should be done
• क्रियेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे सम्भाव्य ("what should be done")

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent/Instrumental of agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Yama (explicit ‘mayā’ + rhetorical lament about his function)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, struck with wonder, reflects that even śvapacas attain sadgati merely by seeing Kumāra; the deity’s radiant presence dominates the scene, with pilgrims and outcastes alike receiving equal grace.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Yama
• śvapaca (outcaste category)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace accessed through darśana can transcend social labels and rapidly elevate the soul to a blessed destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra sacred landscape is implied; the verse chiefly glorifies Kumāra’s salvific presence rather than naming a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (sacred viewing) is the central act; no additional ritual details are given.