Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
Devanagari script
अल्पपुण्यैश्च दुष्प्रापं पुरुषोत्तमपूजनम्
Transliteration
alpapuṇyaiśca duṣprāpaṃ puruṣottamapūjanam
Translation
Für Menschen mit geringem Verdienst ist die Verehrung Puruṣottamas schwer zu erlangen.
Word by Word
अल्पपुण्यैःby men of little merit / with little merit
अल्पपुण्यैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (Instrumental plural: 'by/with')
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
दुष्प्रापम्hard to obtain
दुष्प्रापम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुस् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्राप् (धातु) → दुष्प्राप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter nom/acc sg)
पुरुषोत्तमपूजनम्worship of Puruṣottama
पुरुषोत्तमपूजनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; पुरुष + उत्तम) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुरुषोत्तमस्य पूजनम्)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotee of modest means stands at a temple threshold, hands folded, while the radiant form of Puruṣottama is glimpsed within—suggesting that entry into true worship requires accumulated merit and grace.
Characters & Entities
P
PuruṣottamaFAQs
True worship of the Supreme is not merely a formality; it arises from accumulated puṇya and inner readiness.
No specific tīrtha is named in this half-verse; the emphasis is on spiritual qualification rather than geography.
Puruṣottama-pūjana (worship of the Supreme Person) is referenced in general terms.