Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कृष्णार्चने च यत्पुण्यं यत्पुण्यं लिंग पूजने । तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं सदा वै ब्रह्मदर्शनात् । भविष्यति न सन्देहो विशेषात्सर्वपर्वसु

Transliteration

kṛṣṇārcane ca yatpuṇyaṃ yatpuṇyaṃ liṃga pūjane | tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ sadā vai brahmadarśanāt | bhaviṣyati na sandeho viśeṣātsarvaparvasu

Translation

บุญใดเกิดจากการบูชาพระกฤษณะ และบุญใดเกิดจากการบูชาลึงค์ เพียงได้เฝ้าดาร์ศนะพรหมา ผลนั้นย่อมทวีคูณเป็นโกฏิเท่าเสมอ; ข้อนี้ไร้ข้อสงสัย โดยเฉพาะในวันเทศกาลศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• कृष्णार्चने: in the worship of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णार्चने: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कृष्णस्य अर्चनम्)

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

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• लिङ्गपूजने: in the worship of the liṅga
• लिङ्गपूजने: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (लिङ्गस्य पूजनम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कोटिगुणितम्: multiplied a crore-fold
• कोटिगुणितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + गुणित (कृदन्त; √गुण्/√गण् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कोट्या गुणितम्)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ब्रह्मदर्शनात्: from seeing Brahmā / due to Brahmā-darśana
• ब्रह्मदर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ब्रह्मणः दर्शनम्)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विशेषात्: especially/particularly
• विशेषात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे हेतौ (especially/particularly)

• सर्वपर्वसु: on all festival days/occasions
• सर्वपर्वसु: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वाणि पर्वाणि)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmā-darśana at Brahmā-sthāna (implied)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple/family performs Kṛṣṇa-arcana and liṅga-pūjā, then proceeds to a Brahmā shrine for darśana on a festival day; the air is festive with flags, lamps, and crowds; a radiant aura signifies 'koṭiguṇa' merit.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Liṅga (Śiva)
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana at a highly sanctified locus can magnify ordinary devotional merit immensely, especially when performed on sacred observance days.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The excerpt emphasizes Brahmā-darśana connected to Brahmā-sthānas; the precise named tīrtha is not specified in these lines alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seek Brahmā-darśana—particularly on parva days—alongside established worship (Kṛṣṇa-arcana, Liṅga-pūjā) to obtain multiplied merit.