Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

दुःशीलाख्यः क्षितौ सोऽपि प्रासादः ख्याति मागतः । यस्य संदर्शनादेव नरः पापात्प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

duḥśīlākhyaḥ kṣitau so'pi prāsādaḥ khyāti māgataḥ | yasya saṃdarśanādeva naraḥ pāpātpramucyate

Translation

Ngôi đền trên cõi đất, mang danh “Duḥśīla”, cũng trở nên lừng danh—chỉ cần chiêm bái, con người liền được giải thoát khỏi tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• दुःशीलाख्यः: named Duḥśīla
• दुःशीलाख्यः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःशील + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दुःशीलः इति आख्यः = named 'Duḥśīla'); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• क्षितौ: on earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he/that
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis (अवधारण/अपि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• प्रासादः: palace/temple
• प्रासादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आगतः: attained/obtained
• आगतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्यय (Past participle/क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (contextual)

• संदर्शनात्: from the sight/seeing
• संदर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed/released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/मध्यस्थ-भाव (is released)

Speaker

Narrative context (continuation of Sūta’s account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Duḥśīla

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A renowned earthly shrine called Duḥśīla; pilgrims approach, and by mere sight their sins fall away—visualized as darkness dissolving into light.

Characters & Entities

• Duḥśīla (Prāsāda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is transformative: even darśana (sacred seeing) of a sanctified shrine is praised as a purifier of sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The prāsāda named Duḥśīla, a famed shrine within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

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