Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि सप्तजन्मसमुद्भवैः । मुच्यते कल्मषैः सर्वैः कृतकृत्यस्तु जायते

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi saptajanmasamudbhavaiḥ | mucyate kalmaṣaiḥ sarvaiḥ kṛtakṛtyastu jāyate

Translation

Ô Nữ Thần, chỉ cần chiêm ngưỡng linhga ấy, con người được giải thoát khỏi mọi cấu uế tích tụ qua bảy đời, và trở thành người đã viên mãn mục đích của kiếp sống.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (liṅga)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• मानवः: a man; human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सप्त-जन्म-समुद्भवैः: by (sins) arising from seven births
• सप्त-जन्म-समुद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + जन्म + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• कल्मषैः: from impurities/sins
• कल्मषैः: Apadana (Separation-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished what should be done
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—विशेष/अन्वय (indeed)

• जायते: becomes; is born (as)
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candreśvara/Pṛthvīśvara darśana at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before the liṅga; a subtle aura shows seven concentric ‘karmic veils’ dissolving, signifying impurities of seven births falling away; the pilgrim’s face becomes serene, ‘kṛtakṛtya’.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Candreśvara (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) at a powerful tīrtha transforms karma—purifying deep-seated stains and bringing a sense of life-fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga under discussion in Adhyāya 98 (contextually Candreśvara/Pṛthvīśvara within Prabhāsakṣetra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana is the implied practice—reverent visitation and seeing of the liṅga.