Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यस्त्वां पश्यति सद्भक्त्या ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छतु

Transliteration

yastvāṃ paśyati sadbhaktyā brahmalokaṃ sa gacchatu

Translation

“ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਸੱਚੀ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰੇ, ਉਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਲੋਕ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਵੇ।”

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun nominative singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 3rd person singular

• सद्भक्त्या: with true devotion
• सद्भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (सत्-भक्त्या = शुभया/सत्यया भक्त्या), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahma-world
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Gati/Karma (Destination/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकम्), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular (goal)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; correlative pronoun nominative singular

• गच्छतु: let (him) go
• गच्छतु: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular imperative (let him go)

Speaker

Gautama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before Śiva’s manifested presence at the hermitage-shrine; the act of darśana is highlighted, with a subtle upward radiance suggesting Brahmaloka attainment.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana performed with sincere devotion is transformative and yields exalted spiritual destinations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Mahāliṅga at Gautamāśrama, where devoted darśana is promised great fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana—beholding the deity/Liṅga with true devotion.