Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माण्डं सकलं दत्त्वा यत्पुण्यफलमाप्नुयात् । तत्पुण्यं लभते सर्वं दैत्यसूदनदर्शनात्

Transliteration

brahmāṇḍaṃ sakalaṃ dattvā yatpuṇyaphalamāpnuyāt | tatpuṇyaṃ labhate sarvaṃ daityasūdanadarśanāt

Translation

บุญผลใดที่พึงได้จากการถวายทานแม้ทั้งพรหมาณฑ์ บุญนั้นทั้งหมดได้ที่นี่ด้วยการได้เฝ้าดาร์ศนะไทตยสูทนะ (วิษณุ) เท่านั้น

Word by Word

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

• सकलम्: entire, whole
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्माण्डम्)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having given’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (यत्…तत्)

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

• आप्नुयात्: might obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (यत्…तत्)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुण्यम्)

• दैत्यसूदनदर्शनात्: from seeing the slayer of demons (Viṣṇu)
• दैत्यसूदनदर्शनात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यसूदनस्य दर्शनात्)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration commonly via Sūta to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daityasūdana-darśana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic allegory: the ‘gift of the universe’ is symbolized by planets and treasures offered, yet the pilgrim’s simple darśana of Daityasūdana outshines it, shown as a brighter radiance from the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu)
• Darśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text elevates divine darśana in Prabhāsa as a supreme spiritual act, comparable to unimaginable charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Daityasūdana’s darśana is said to confer incomparable merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the practical prescription is pilgrimage and darśana of Daityasūdana.