Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा प्रमुच्यते पापान्मनुष्यः कलशेश्वरम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā pramucyate pāpānmanuṣyaḥ kalaśeśvaram

Translation

ผู้ใดได้เห็นกละเศศวร ย่อมหลุดพ้นจากบาปทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘is released’)

• पापान्: sins
• पापान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनुष्यः: a man/person
• मनुष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कलशेश्वरम्: Kalaśeśvara
• कलशेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sūta (implied, continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalaśeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Kalaśeśvara liṅga; the moment of eye-contact is emphasized—light from the sanctum meets the devotee’s gaze, suggesting sins falling away like dust.

Characters & Entities

• Kalaśeśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana is transformative: sincere encounter with the sacred is described as a purifier of moral and karmic burden.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kalaśeśvara, the Śiva shrine praised in Adhyāya 49.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform darśana (visit and behold) Kalaśeśvara as a purificatory act.