Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 195

Devanagari script

यो याति चंडिकां द्रष्टुमबुर्दं प्रति पार्थिव । नृत्यंति पितरस्तस्य गर्जंति च पितामहाः

Transliteration

yo yāti caṃḍikāṃ draṣṭumaburdaṃ prati pārthiva | nṛtyaṃti pitarastasya garjaṃti ca pitāmahāḥ

Translation

Wahai raja, sesiapa yang pergi ke Arbuda untuk menatap Caṇḍikā—para leluhurnya bersukacita dan menari, bahkan para nenek moyang terdahulu pun bersorak dengan pekik kemenangan.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Relative pronoun ‘who’

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् — ‘goes’

• चण्डिकाम्: Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), ‘to see’

• अबुर्दम्: Arbuda (mountain/region)
• अबुर्दम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अबुर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Adhikarana (Direction/दिशा-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/पूर्वपद (preposition), ‘towards’

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

• नृत्यन्ति: dance
• नृत्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् — ‘they dance’

• पितरः: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Genitive singular ‘of him’

• गर्जन्ति: roar
• गर्जन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् — ‘they roar’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पितामहाः: grandfathers/forefathers
• पितामहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

Speaker

Pulastya (deduced from immediate continuation in Adhyāya 37)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍikā at Arbuda

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king approaches the Caṇḍikā shrine on Mount Arbuda; in a subtle celestial layer, ancestors dance and roar in joy.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā
• Arbuda
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Pitāmahas (forefathers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to a powerful Devī-sthāna uplifts not only the devotee but also brings joy and support to one’s ancestral lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda (Arbudaparvata/Mount Abu region) and the दर्शन of Caṇḍikā there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes the merit of going to see (darśana) Caṇḍikā at Arbuda.