Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

महतां दर्शनस्पर्शैरुपभोगसहासनैः । महता कालयोगेन संसरन्मानवो भवेत्

Transliteration

mahatāṃ darśanasparśairupabhogasahāsanaiḥ | mahatā kālayogena saṃsaranmānavo bhavet

Translation

మహాత్ముల దర్శన-స్పర్శలతో, వారి సాంగత్యం మరియు వారి ఆసన-ఉపభోగాలలో భాగస్వామ్యంతో, అలాగే కాలమనే మహా సంయోగబలంతో, సంసరిస్తున్న జీవుడు మళ్లీ మనుష్యుడవుతాడు.

Word by Word

• महताम्: of great (persons)
• महताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘महात्मन्’ अर्थे (of great persons)

• दर्शनस्पर्शैः: by seeing and touching
• दर्शनस्पर्शैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन + स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative): ‘seeing and touching’

• उपभोगसहासनैः: by enjoyment and sitting together
• उपभोगसहासनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपभोग + सहासन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास: ‘enjoyment and sitting together’

• महता: by great
• महता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कालयोगेन: by the conjunction of time; in due course
• कालयोगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + योग (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (time-connection/combination)

• संसरन्: wandering; transmigrating
• संसरन्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्√सृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• मानवः: a human (being)
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become; may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wandering jīva, weary from saṃsāra, approaches radiant mahātmas; through darśana and sparśa, the jīva is lifted, symbolized by a renewed human form emerging under auspicious time.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with the holy (satsaṅga) is transformative and can elevate one’s course back toward a human, dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific place is named; the ‘holy presence’ is the company of great souls rather than a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It recommends satsaṅga implicitly—seeking darśana and contact with the righteous.