Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

अपूजिते गते ह्यस्मिन्हरो मां शपयिष्यति । तस्मात्पूजां करिष्यामि यथा तुष्यति शंकरः

Transliteration

apūjite gate hyasminharo māṃ śapayiṣyati | tasmātpūjāṃ kariṣyāmi yathā tuṣyati śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

„Wenn ich von hier ohne Verehrung fortgehe, wird Hara mich gewiss verfluchen. Darum will ich die Pūjā so vollziehen, dass Śaṅkara völlig zufrieden ist.“

Word by Word

• apūjite: when not worshipped
• apūjite: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apūjita (कृदन्त; a- + √pūj पूज् + क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसक-सम्भव; ‘when (he/this) is not worshipped’ (locative condition)

• gate: when (he) has gone
• gate: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम् + क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘when gone’ (locative condition)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• asmin: in this (case/person)
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śapayiṣyati: will curse
• śapayiṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap शप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (therefore/from that); हेत्वर्थक (hence)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kariṣyāmi: I will do / I shall perform
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उद्देश्यवाचक (so that/as)

• tuṣyati: is pleased
• tuṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tuṣ तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya (speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee pauses at the threshold, anxious about leaving unworshipped; he resolves to perform Śiva-pūjā with full attention—flowers, bilva leaves, lamp, and water arranged before a liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One should not treat a sacred place casually; proper worship and reverence are essential for receiving grace and avoiding offense.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, praised within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s sacred-geography narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing pūjā to Śiva (Śaṅkara/Hara) as the appropriate act before departing.