Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

दृष्टेन तेन देवेशि मुच्यते पातकैर्नरः । लभते वाञ्छितान्कामान्मनसा चेप्सितान्प्रिये

Transliteration

dṛṣṭena tena deveśi mucyate pātakairnaraḥ | labhate vāñchitānkāmānmanasā cepsitānpriye

Translation

اے دیویِ دیویش! محض اس کے دیدار سے انسان گناہوں سے چھوٹ جاتا ہے، اور اے محبوبہ، وہ اپنی چاہت کے مطابق دل میں مانگی ہوئی مرادیں بھی پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭena: by (its) being seen / by the sight
• dṛṣṭena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √dṛś (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘दर्शन’रूपेण साधनम्

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अन्वयः—‘तेन (लिङ्गेन)’

• deveśi: O goddess (mistress of gods)
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• pātakaiḥ: from sins
• pātakaiḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे (वियोग/विमोचन-हेतु)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vāñchitān: desired
• vāñchitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāñchita (प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (kāmān इति)

• kāmān: wishes/desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करणम् (मनसा)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• īpsitān: longed-for
• īpsitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īpsita (प्रातिपदिक; √āp (धातु) सन्/ईप्स्-भावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (kāmān इति)

• priye: O beloved (lady)
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāprabhāsa-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at the sanctum threshold; upon seeing the liṅga, a dark aura (sins) dissolves into light, while subtle symbols of fulfilled wishes (family, health, prosperity, inner peace) appear as gentle motifs around the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Darśana
• Pātaka
• Kāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sight (darśana) is transformative: contact with holiness purifies and aligns life with righteous fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahāprabhāsa liṅga at Prabhāsakṣetra, praised for powerful darśana-phala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana—visiting and beholding the liṅga as a meritorious act.