Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

दरिद्रः प्रार्थयेदेवं पूजांते गिरिजापतिम् । अर्थाढ्यो वापि राजा वा प्रार्थयेद्देवमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

daridraḥ prārthayedevaṃ pūjāṃte girijāpatim | arthāḍhyo vāpi rājā vā prārthayeddevamīśvaram

Translation

এইভাবে পূজার শেষে দরিদ্র ব্যক্তি গিরিজাপতির নিকট প্রার্থনা করবে; আর ধনী হোক বা রাজা—সকলেরই দেব-ঈশ্বর, পরম অধিপতির কাছে প্রার্থনা করা উচিত।

Word by Word

• daridraḥ: a poor man
• daridraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन

• prārthayet: should pray/request
• prārthayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√arth (अर्थ् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचन; ‘अन्ते’ = at the end

• girijāpatim: the husband of Girijā (Śiva)
• girijāpatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā + pati (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘गिरिजायाः पतिः’

• arthāḍhyaḥ: a wealthy man
• arthāḍhyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘अर्थेन आढ्यः’ (rich in wealth)

• vā: or
• vā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• rājā: a king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• prārthayet: should pray/request
• prārthayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√arth (अर्थ् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘देवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत् अपि

Speaker

Narratorial voice (instruction concluding the prayer section)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a temple, a poor devotee and a crowned king stand side by side with folded hands before Girijā-pati; the priest concludes ārati; social distinctions fade in the shared lamplight.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā-pati (Śiva)
• Īśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-bhakti is universal—social status does not limit one’s right to worship and pray.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the instruction applies broadly to Śiva worship in any sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

At the end of pūjā, one should recite the prescribed prayer to Girijā-pati/Īśvara.