Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य प्रभावेन दृश्यते गगनांतरे । अरुंधती सती ह्येषा दृष्टा दुष्कृतनाशिनी

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya prabhāvena dṛśyate gaganāṃtare | aruṃdhatī satī hyeṣā dṛṣṭā duṣkṛtanāśinī

Translation

اُس (عبادت اور اُس لِنگ) کے اثر سے آسمان کے بیچ ارُندھتی—وہ پاک دامن ستی—نظر آتی ہے؛ اور اُس کا درشن بداعمالیوں کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक — Indeclinable; manner adverb

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular

• प्रभावेन: by (his) power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Cause/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग — Present, Middle, 3rd singular; ‘is seen/appears’

• गगनान्तरे: in the sky/firmament
• गगनान्तरे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (गगने अन्तरे) — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अरुंधती: Arundhatī
• अरुंधती: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुंधती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सती: virtuous/chaste
• सती: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात — Indeclinable; particle (‘indeed/for’)

• एषा: this (one)
• एषा: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• दृष्टा: seen
• दृष्टा: Karta (Predicate in passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seen/has been seen’ — Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दुष्कृतनाशिनी: destroyer of sins/evil deeds
• दुष्कृतनाशिनी: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कृत-नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दुष्कृतस्य नाशिनी) — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Akṣamāleśvara / Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night-sky over Prabhāsa where Arundhatī is distinctly visible; pilgrims/devotees point upward after worship at a liṅga, emphasizing the link between ritual power and celestial manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy vision (darśana) linked to virtue and devotion becomes a means of purification and moral renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the power of worship manifests as a purifying darśana of Arundhatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice: seek darśana (auspicious sight) with faith; no formal rite is specified in the verse.