Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नरा ये पापकर्माणः पूजयंति त्रिलोचनम् । तान्नरान्नय देवेश विमानैः शिवमंदिरम्

Transliteration

narā ye pāpakarmāṇaḥ pūjayaṃti trilocanam | tānnarānnaya deveśa vimānaiḥ śivamaṃdiram

Translation

Selbst Menschen, die in sündhafte Taten verstrickt sind—wenn sie den Dreiäugigen Herrn (Śiva) verehren—o Herr der Götter, führe sie auf himmlischen Wagen zum Tempel, der Wohnstatt Śivas.

Word by Word

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• पापकर्माणः: sinful in deeds
• पापकर्माणः: Karta (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: पापं कर्म येषां ते

• पूजयन्ति: worship
• पूजयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• त्रिलोचनम्: the three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: त्रि+लोचन (three-eyed one)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नरान्: men/people
• नरान्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• नय: lead (them)
• नय: Kriya (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: देवानाम् ईशः

• विमानैः: by aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• शिवमन्दिरम्: to Śiva’s temple
• शिवमन्दिरम्: Gati/Karman (गन्तव्य/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: शिवस्य मन्दिरम्

Speaker

Sārasvata (implied by the continuing narration in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Deveśa/Hara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sinners-turned-devotees worship a three-eyed Śiva; from the sky descend radiant vimānas to carry them toward a luminous Śiva-temple-abode.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Trilocana)
• Deveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-bhakti is purifying: sincere worship of Trilocana can uplift even those burdened by sinful conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha Kṣetra, within the Prabhāsa region, whose māhātmya emphasizes Śiva-worship and its salvific fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Trilocana/Śiva is the stated practice; no specific dāna or snāna is mentioned in this verse.