Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्थातव्यं हरिसंनिधौ । अम्बरीषस्य राजर्षेः स्थानके पापनाशने

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena sthātavyaṃ harisaṃnidhau | ambarīṣasya rājarṣeḥ sthānake pāpanāśane

Translation

پس ہر طرح کی کوشش سے ہری کی قربت میں ٹھہرنا چاہیے—راج رشی امبریش کے اس مقدس مقام پر جو گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ہے۔

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-रूपेण पञ्चमी-एकवचनप्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् (ablatival indeclinable sense: 'therefore/from that')

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort
• sarva-prayatnena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (sarvaḥ prayatnaḥ)

• sthātavyam: one should stay/stand
• sthātavyam: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthātavya (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive; obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेयभावः (it is to be done)

• hari-saṃnidhau: in the presence of Hari
• hari-saṃnidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (hareḥ saṃnidhau)

• ambarīṣasya: of Ambarīṣa
• ambarīṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambarīṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• rājarṣeḥ: of the royal sage
• rājarṣeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sthānake: at the place/shrine
• sthānake: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• pāpa-nāśane: in (the place) that destroys sins
• pāpa-nāśane: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pāpānāṃ nāśane); विशेषणम् (sthānake)

Speaker

Narrator/Ṛṣi addressing the King (contextual speaker within Arbuda Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ambarīṣa-sthānaka (pāpa-nāśana) at Hari-sannidhi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan / nṛpasattama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims setting up a simple camp or dharmaśālā near Hari’s temple; a marker-stone or small shrine indicates ‘Ambarīṣa-sthāna’; the atmosphere conveys resolve and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Ambarīṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deliberate proximity to the deity at a sanctified place is recommended as a direct means of sin-destruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘sthānaka’ (holy station) of the royal sage Ambarīṣa, described as pāpa-nāśana, near Hari’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A clear prescription: make the effort to stay/abide in Hari’s vicinity at the sacred station.