Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

दृष्टमात्राः पुनन्त्येते ये नित्यं सत्यवादिनः । वेदधर्मकथां श्रुत्वा भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा नरान्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭamātrāḥ punantyete ye nityaṃ satyavādinaḥ | vedadharmakathāṃ śrutvā bhuktimuktipradā narān

Translation

ชนผู้กล่าวสัจเป็นนิตย์ ย่อมชำระผู้อื่นได้แม้เพียงได้เห็นหน้า ครั้นได้ฟังธรรมกถาว่าด้วยพระเวทและธรรมะจากท่าน ย่อมประทานแก่ชนทั้งภคะในโลกนี้และโมกษะในปรโลก

Word by Word

• दृष्ट-मात्राः: merely seen (at sight)
• दृष्ट-मात्राः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश्, क्त) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (एते); ‘दृष्ट एव’ इत्यर्थे अव्ययीभावसदृश-तत्पुरुष (seen-only/merely by being seen)

• पुनन्ति: purify
• पुनन्ति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• एते: these (people)
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• सत्य-वादिनः: truth-speakers
• सत्य-वादिनः: Apposition/Qualifier (to ये/एते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सत्यस्य वादी)

• वेद-धर्म-कथाम्: discourse on Veda and dharma
• वेद-धर्म-कथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य धर्मस्य च कथा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); ‘having heard’

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदाः: givers of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (एते); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भुक्तेः मुक्तेः च प्रदाः)

• नरान्: men/people
• नरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene assembly of satyavādī sages on a sacred coastal tīrtha; pilgrims approach, receiving purification through mere darśana while a sage expounds Veda-dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful, dharma-rooted persons sanctify society; their company and teachings lead to both worldly good and spiritual freedom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the tīrtha ethos of Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa, emphasizing saintly presence as part of the sacred field.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa—listening to Veda-dharma discourse (kathā) from truth-speaking holy persons.