Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तदाप्रभृति राजेन्द्र स कन्थेश्वर उच्यते । तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण ह्यश्वमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

tadāprabhṛti rājendra sa kantheśvara ucyate | tasya darśanamātreṇa hyaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

ตั้งแต่นั้นมา โอ้พระราชา พระองค์ทรงได้รับนามว่า ‘กานเถศวร’; และเพียงได้เฝ้าดูพระองค์ก็ได้ผลบุญประหนึ่งประกอบอัศวเมธยัญ

Word by Word

• तदाप्रभृति: from then on
• तदाप्रभृति: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (from that time onward)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कन्थेश्वरः: Kantheśvara (Lord of the cloak)
• कन्थेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्था + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कन्थायाः ईश्वरः)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

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

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शनमात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दर्शन + मात्र)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अश्वमेधफलम्: the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेधफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अश्वमेधस्य फलम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kantheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (राजेन्द्र)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva shrine known as Kantheśvara is revealed; the narrative emphasizes that mere darśana grants Aśvamedha fruit. The image can show the liṅga with a symbolic ragged mantle offered or displayed, recalling the origin.

Characters & Entities

• Kantheśvara (Śiva)
• Aśvamedha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a sanctified Śiva-sthāna can bestow merits comparable to great Vedic sacrifices, highlighting bhakti-accessible grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kantheśvara, a Śiva site whose name is tied to the Lord’s kanthā (mantle).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (visiting and beholding the deity) is presented as the efficacious act; no additional ritual steps are specified here.