Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

कृतैर्यज्जायते पुण्यं तत्पुण्यं लिंगदर्शनात् । ब्रह्माण्डं सकलं दत्त्वा यत्पुण्यफलमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

kṛtairyajjāyate puṇyaṃ tatpuṇyaṃ liṃgadarśanāt | brahmāṇḍaṃ sakalaṃ dattvā yatpuṇyaphalamāpnuyāt

Translation

บุญกุศลใดเกิดจากการกระทำทั้งหลาย บุญนั้นเองย่อมได้เพียงด้วยการได้เห็นลึงคะเท่านั้น ผลบุญที่พึงได้จากการถวายทานแม้ทั้งจักรวาล…

Word by Word

• कृतैः: by deeds/acts
• कृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (कृतानि इति कर्माणि)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (सम्बन्धक)

• जायते: arises/is produced
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Correlative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• लिङ्ग-दर्शनात्: from seeing the liṅga
• लिङ्ग-दर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'लिङ्गस्य दर्शनम्'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: the universe (brahmāṇḍa)
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ब्रह्माण्डम् इति विशेषण)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बन्धक)

• पुण्य-फलम्: fruit of merit
• पुण्य-फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'पुण्यस्य फलम्'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: might obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’) with sages as secondary audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga at Prabhāsa, worshippers approaching with folded hands; the atmosphere suggests that mere sight confers immeasurable merit, symbolized by cosmic gifts dissolving into light.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga-darśana
• Brahmāṇḍa (universe)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Śiva’s liṅga at a sacred kṣetra can confer immense merit, surpassing even extraordinary acts of charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga at Prabhāsa kṣetra, in the context of Mūlacaṇḍīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-darśana (reverent viewing/visitation) is presented as a potent religious act yielding great puṇya.