Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि पौंडरीकफलं लभेत् । सप्तजन्मनि दारिद्र्यं न दुःखं तत्र जायते

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi pauṃḍarīkaphalaṃ labhet | saptajanmani dāridryaṃ na duḥkhaṃ tatra jāyate

Translation

Này Nữ Thần, ai chiêm bái Ngài sẽ được quả phúc của tế lễ Pauṇḍarīka. Suốt bảy đời, nghèo khổ không sinh khởi, và khổ đau cũng chẳng phát sinh nơi ấy.

Word by Word

• tam: him/that (shrine)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• mānavaḥ: a man
• mānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन

• pauṃḍarīkaphalam: the fruit (merit) of a pauṇḍarīka sacrifice
• pauṃḍarīkaphalam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauṃḍarīka-phala (प्रातिपदिक; पौंडरीक + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; (here as compound-member)

• janmani: in (a) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• dāridryam: poverty
• dāridryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāridrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• duḥkham: sorrow
• duḥkham: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• jāyate: arises/is born
• jāyate: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kratvīśvara (within Prabhāsakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple approaches a Śiva-liṅga shrine at Prabhāsa; the liṅga radiates a calm halo while attendants offer bilva and lamps; the sea-breeze and conch-sounds suggest the coastal kṣetra; the devotee’s face shows relief as the promise of freedom from poverty and sorrow is proclaimed to Devī.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Kratvīśvara
• Pauṇḍarīka (kratu/yajña)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana at a powerful Śaiva tirtha is said to bestow both ritual merit (kratu-phala) and sustained well-being, linking devotion with dharmic prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kratvīśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (beholding the deity) is explicitly stated; the benefit is equated to the Pauṇḍarīka sacrifice’s fruit.