Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । ये चैतत्पूजयिष्यंति लिंगं पांडवपूजितम् । ते वै पूज्या भविष्यंति देवदानवरक्षसाम्

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | ye caitatpūjayiṣyaṃti liṃgaṃ pāṃḍavapūjitam | te vai pūjyā bhaviṣyaṃti devadānavarakṣasām

Translation

Die Weisen sprachen: „Wer diesen Liṅga verehren wird, den die Pāṇḍavas verehrt haben, der wird wahrlich verehrungswürdig werden, selbst unter den Göttern, Dānavas und Rākṣasas.“

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject of relative clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (liṅgam इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• पूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाण्डवपूजितम्: worshipped by the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवपूजितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डव-पूजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त 'पूजित'; समासः: पाण्डवैः पूजितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; correlative pronoun

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक 'worthy of worship'

• भविष्यन्ति: will become/will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवदानवरक्षसाम्: of gods, demons, and rākṣasas
• देवदानवरक्षसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-दनुज(दानव)-रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (समाहार/इतरेतर) 'देवाः च दानवाः च रक्षांसि च'

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāṇḍaveśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The immediate audience within the narrative; the wider frame addresses a beloved lady (likely Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of sages pronounces a boon: those who worship the Pāṇḍava-hallowed liṅga will be revered even by gods, dānavas, and rākṣasas; the scene suggests three cosmic groups listening from different quarters, acknowledging the decree.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Pāṇḍavas
• Liṅga
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion at a sanctified shrine elevates the devotee’s spiritual dignity, making them ‘pūjya’ (honorable) across realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pāṇḍava-worshipped liṅga at Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Pāṇḍaveśvara), within the Saṃnihitī sacred complex.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (ritual worship) of the Pāṇḍava-associated Śiva-liṅga.