Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

संयतात्मा नरः पश्येत्तत्र तां नियतात्मवान्

Transliteration

saṃyatātmā naraḥ paśyettatra tāṃ niyatātmavān

Translation

ضبطِ نفس اور منضبط دل والا مرد وہاں جا کر ان کے درشن کرے۔

Word by Word

• संयतात्मा: self-controlled
• संयतात्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-यम् (धातु) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—संयतः आत्मा यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थतः ‘self-controlled’)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पश्येत्: should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'there')

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नियतात्मवान्: disciplined in mind
• नियतात्मवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + आत्मन् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—नियतः आत्मा यस्य (one whose self is disciplined)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet moment: a pilgrim stands before Sāvitrī’s sanctum, eyes lowered, breath steady, hands in añjali; the composition emphasizes stillness and inner control rather than spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī (implied)
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner restraint (saṃyama/niyama) is presented as the proper qualification for sacred vision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sāvitrī tirtha/shrine within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain self-discipline and take darśana of the Goddess at the site.