Shloka 48 - Adhyaya 4 - Brahmottara Khanda - Brahma Khanda | Vietnamese | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

सप्तजन्मसु राजस्त्वं भविष्यति वरानने । इत्येतत्सुकृतं लब्धं पूज़ादर्शनमात्रतः । क्व सारमेयो दुष्टात्मा क्वेदृशी बत सङ्गतिः

Transliteration

saptajanmasu rājastvaṃ bhaviṣyati varānane | ityetatsukṛtaṃ labdhaṃ pūja़ाdarśanamātrataḥ | kva sārameyo duṣṭātmā kvedṛśī bata saṅgatiḥ

Translation

Hỡi người có dung nhan mỹ lệ! Trong bảy kiếp, nàng sẽ làm vua. Công đức ấy đạt được chỉ nhờ một lần được thấy lễ phụng thờ. Một con chó tâm ác thì ở đâu, còn sự hội ngộ thánh thiện như thế này ở đâu!

Word by Word

सप्तजन्मसुin seven births

राजःa king

त्वम्you

भविष्यतिwill be

वराननेO fair-faced one

इतिthus

एतत्this

सुकृतम्merit, good deed

लब्धम्obtained

पूजादर्शनमात्रतःmerely from (the act of) seeing the worship

क्वwhere

सारमेयःa dog

दुष्टात्माevil-souled one

क्वwhere

ईदृशीsuch (as this)

बतindeed, alas

सङ्गतिःassociation, meeting

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests a narrator/speaker emphasizing the unexpected power of darśana of pūjā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A striking juxtaposition: a humble dog near a temple or ritual space, inadvertently beholding Śiva worship; divine merit blossoms, foreshadowing future royal births; onlookers marvel at the unlikely sanctity of the association.

Characters & Entities

Caturdaśī (implied from prior verse)

Śiva/Śaṅkara (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even minimal contact with sacred worship (darśana) can yield vast merit—highlighting the transformative potency of holy association.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies pūjā-darśana and saṅgati (holy association) in general.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes the value of pūjā and even pūjā-darśana (witnessing worship); in context, it aligns with recurring Śiva worship (e.g., caturdaśī observance).