Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

दृश्यते यदि पालाशः प्रातरुत्थाय मानवैः । नरकानाशु निर्धूय गम्यते परमं पदम्

Transliteration

dṛśyate yadi pālāśaḥ prātarutthāya mānavaiḥ | narakānāśu nirdhūya gamyate paramaṃ padam

Translation

اگر لوگ صبح اٹھ کر پالاش کو دیکھ لیں تو وہ جلد ہی دوزخی حالتوں کو جھٹک دیتے ہیں اور پرم پد (اعلیٰ مقام) پا لیتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: 'is seen')

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• पालाशः: the palāśa (tree)
• पालाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु) → उत्थाय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having risen)

• मानवैः: by people
• मानवैः: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (agent in passive)

• नरकान्: hells
• नरकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• निर्धूय: having shaken off
• निर्धूय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + धू (धातु) → निर्धूय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having shaken off/removed)

• गम्यते: is attained
• गम्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: 'is gone/attained')

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Vāṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Palāśa-darśana (Brahma-vṛkṣa context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, villagers/pilgrims rise and gaze upon a blooming palāśa; the red-orange blossoms glow like fire, symbolizing the burning away of naraka-states.

Characters & Entities

• Palāśa
• Naraka
• Paramaṃ Padam

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even darśana (sacred seeing) done with faith is purifying; reverent contact with the sacred dispels heavy negativity and leads toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse glorifies the palāśa as a sanctifying presence within tīrtha culture, without naming a particular pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A morning practice: rising early and taking darśana of the palāśa.