Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

यो नित्यमीक्षते तत्र भक्त्या परमया युतः । आरोग्यसुखसौभाग्यसंयुक्तोऽसौ भवेच्चिरम्

Transliteration

yo nityamīkṣate tatra bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ | ārogyasukhasaubhāgyasaṃyukto'sau bhavecciram

Translation

ผู้ใดไปถวายทัศนะ ณ ที่นั้นทุกวัน พร้อมด้วยภักติอันยิ่ง ผู้นั้นย่อมดำรงอยู่นานด้วยสุขภาพดี ความสุข และสิริมงคล

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative/क्रियाविशेषण)

• ईक्षते: beholds/sees
• ईक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place/देशवाचक)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Karana (Qualifier of instrument/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भक्त्या इति विशेषण

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• आरोग्य-सुख-सौभाग्य-संयुक्तः: joined with health, happiness, and good fortune
• आरोग्य-सुख-सौभाग्य-संयुक्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समाहार/सूची-पूर्वपदसमास + क्तान्त विशेषण (with health, happiness, and good fortune)

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

• भवेत्: would become/remain
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time/कालवाचक)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī darśana in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (tatra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee returns daily to the shrine, offering a simple lamp and flowers; over time, the devotee is shown radiant and healthy, with symbols of happiness and good fortune surrounding the household.

Characters & Entities

• Darśana
• Bhakti
• Prabhāsakṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady daily devotion (nitya-darśana) sustains worldly well-being while nurturing dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred seat described in this adhyāya within Prabhāsakṣetra where the Goddess/Umā is worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-darśana: regular daily visitation/seeing of the deity with supreme devotion.