Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा पुराणमेतद्धि वाचकं यस्तु पूजयेत् । तेन ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्चैव प्रपूजितः

Transliteration

śrutvā purāṇametaddhi vācakaṃ yastu pūjayet | tena brahmā ca viṣṇuśca rudraścaiva prapūjitaḥ

Translation

Nachdem man dieses Purāṇa gehört hat, wer den Rezitierenden ehrt—durch diese Tat werden Brahmā, Viṣṇu und Rudra wahrlich geehrt.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action), अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः

• पुराणम्: the Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-बोधक

• वाचकम्: the reciter
• वाचकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honor
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तेन: by that (act)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject of passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject of passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject of passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रपूजितः: is duly worshipped
• प्रपूजितः: Kriya (Predicate in passive sense/कर्मणि विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from phalaśruti instructions)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the discourse, listeners rise to honor the vācaka with garlands, sandal paste, cloth, and dakṣiṇā; behind him appear subtle symbolic forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra indicating equivalence of worship.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respecting the transmitter of sacred knowledge is itself worship, equivalent to honoring the highest divine principles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the contextual setting, though the teaching applies broadly to Purāṇa discourse traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā/honoring of the vācaka (reciter) after hearing the Purāṇa is prescribed.