Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

सप्तजन्मार्जितं पापं दर्शनात्क्षयमाव्रजेत्

Transliteration

saptajanmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ darśanātkṣayamāvrajet

Translation

Tội lỗi tích tụ qua bảy đời được tiêu diệt chỉ nhờ một lần chiêm bái (darśana).

Word by Word

• sapta-janma-ārjitam: acquired over seven births
• sapta-janma-ārjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta + janman + ārjita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; sapta janmasu ārjitam (locative-tatpuruṣa sense)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• darśanāt: from seeing (it)
• darśanāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana; hetu-ablative

• kṣayam: destruction
• kṣayam: Karma (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• āvrajet: would attain/come to
• āvrajet: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + vraj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa (Prabhāsa)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A traveler, dusty from journey, beholds Brahmakuṇḍa; a luminous aura rises from the water; shadowy symbols of past sins dissolve like smoke as the pilgrim folds hands.

Characters & Entities

• Darśana
• Brahmakuṇḍa (implied by immediate context)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverential encounter with a mahā-tīrtha is transformative; divine grace can cut through long-standing karmic burden.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The darśana is of the Prabhāsakṣetra tīrtha being discussed—contextually Brahmakuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (pilgrimage-visit and sacred viewing) as an efficacious act leading to pāpa-kṣaya.