Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मानुषो देवि न शोच्यः संप्रजायते । सप्त जन्मानि देवेशि दारिद्र्यं नैव जायते

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānuṣo devi na śocyaḥ saṃprajāyate | sapta janmāni deveśi dāridryaṃ naiva jāyate

Translation

ਹੇ ਦੇਵੀ, ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਕਦੇ ਦਇਆਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣਦਾ। ਹੇ ਦੇਵੇਸ਼ੀ, ਉਸ ਲਈ ਸੱਤ ਜਨਮਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਦਰਿਦ੍ਰਤਾ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ।

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (place)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having seen)

• मानुषः: a man, human
• मानुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• शोच्यः: to be lamented (worthy of grief)
• शोच्यः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be grieved for'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• संप्रजायते: comes to be; becomes
• संप्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; विशेषणम् (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• जन्मानि: births
• जन्मानि: Adhikarana (Extent/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवेशि: O lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दारिद्र्यम्: poverty
• दारिद्र्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed; at all
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जायते: is born; arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed SE tīrtha (āgneya-koṇa) after Arka-sthala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Deveśī/Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim beholds the SE sacred spot; a symbolic ‘poverty’ shadow recedes for seven concentric life-rings; Devī listens as Śiva assures the fruit of darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Arka-sthala (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sight (darśana) is portrayed as a dharmic ‘reset’ that uplifts one’s condition across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “that” sanctified spot introduced as Arka-sthala and its adjoining sin-destroying place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana—beholding the sacred site/deity—is presented as the key act.