Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

दर्शनाच्च कुमारस्य सर्वे स्वर्गैकसो नराः । पापिनोऽपि महादेव जाता नास्त्यत्र संशयः

Transliteration

darśanācca kumārasya sarve svargaikaso narāḥ | pāpino'pi mahādeva jātā nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

และด้วยเพียงได้เห็นพระกุมาร มนุษย์ทั้งปวงย่อมถึงสวรรค์ในทันที แม้ผู้มีบาปก็เป็นเช่นนั้น โอ้มหาเทพ—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย

Word by Word

• दर्शनात्: from seeing; by the sight
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थः (cause)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• कुमारस्य: of the Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• स्वर्ग-एकसः: destined for heaven (heaven-going)
• स्वर्ग-एकसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + एकस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्; समासः—स्वर्गे एकसः/एकस्मिन् (स्वर्ग-गामिनः इत्यर्थे)

• नराः: men; people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• पापिनः: sinful
• पापिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (नराणाम्)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Concession (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (concessive particle)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, संबोधन, एकवचनम्

• जाताः: have become
• जाताः: Kriya/Predicate (क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (become)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kumāra stands radiant; a mixed crowd—ascetics, householders, and visibly remorseful sinners—gaze upon him; above, a path to svarga opens, conveying immediate uplift through darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra/Skanda
• Mahādeva
• Svarga
• Darśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the divine, especially Kumāra/Skanda, is depicted as immediately transformative and liberative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Placed in Kedāra-khaṇḍa, it supports the Kedāra pilgrimage narrative where darśana yields extraordinary fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing/encounter) of Kumāra is presented as the efficacious act.