Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

यो नित्यमीक्षते तत्र भक्त्या परमया युतः । आरोग्यसुखसौभाग्यसंयुक्तोऽसौ भवेच्चिरम्

Transliteration

yo nityamīkṣate tatra bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ | ārogyasukhasaubhāgyasaṃyukto'sau bhavecciram

Translation

Ai hằng ngày chiêm bái Thần linh tại nơi ấy, với lòng sùng kính tối thượng, sẽ được lâu bền kết hợp cùng sức khỏe, an lạc và phúc lộc cát tường.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative/क्रियाविशेषण)

• ईक्षते: beholds/sees
• ईक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place/देशवाचक)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Karana (Qualifier of instrument/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भक्त्या इति विशेषण

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• आरोग्य-सुख-सौभाग्य-संयुक्तः: joined with health, happiness, and good fortune
• आरोग्य-सुख-सौभाग्य-संयुक्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समाहार/सूची-पूर्वपदसमास + क्तान्त विशेषण (with health, happiness, and good fortune)

• असौ: he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become/remain
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time/कालवाचक)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī darśana in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (tatra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee returns daily to the shrine, offering a simple lamp and flowers; over time, the devotee is shown radiant and healthy, with symbols of happiness and good fortune surrounding the household.

Characters & Entities

• Darśana
• Bhakti
• Prabhāsakṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady daily devotion (nitya-darśana) sustains worldly well-being while nurturing dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred seat described in this adhyāya within Prabhāsakṣetra where the Goddess/Umā is worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-darśana: regular daily visitation/seeing of the deity with supreme devotion.