Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

देवं दामोदरं पूज्य पुष्पधूपादिना पुनः । नरसिंहं सुरं पूज्य वैनतेयं च पूजयेत्

Transliteration

devaṃ dāmodaraṃ pūjya puṣpadhūpādinā punaḥ | narasiṃhaṃ suraṃ pūjya vainateyaṃ ca pūjayet

Translation

Man soll den Herrn Dāmodara erneut mit Blumen, Weihrauch und dergleichen verehren. Man soll den göttlichen Narasiṃha verehren und ebenso Vainateya (Garuḍa) anbeten.

Word by Word

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दामोदरम्: Dāmodara (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• दामोदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूज्य: having worshipped
• पूज्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having worshipped’ (छान्दस/पुराण-प्रयोग)

• पुष्प-धूप-आदिना: with flowers, incense, etc.
• पुष्प-धूप-आदिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व/समाहार-प्रायः + ‘आदि’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• पुनः: again/then
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• नरसिंहम्: Narasimha
• नरसिंहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सुरम्: the deity
• सुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूज्य: having worshipped
• पूज्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having worshipped’ (छान्दस/पुराण-प्रयोग)

• वैनतेयम्: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unknown (Prabhāsakhaṇḍa narrative voice; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple sanctum/mandapa with three focal icons or a single Viṣṇu shrine accompanied by Narasiṃha and Garuḍa: devotees offer flowers and incense; lamps illuminate Dāmodara’s gentle form, Narasiṃha’s fierce visage, and Garuḍa’s winged presence.

Characters & Entities

• Dāmodara
• Narasiṃha
• Vainateya (Garuḍa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage merit is perfected through reverent pūjā—honoring Viṣṇu’s forms and His divine attendants with proper offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where Dāmodara worship is emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā with flowers, incense, etc., specifically to Dāmodara, Narasiṃha, and Vainateya (Garuḍa).