Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

विमृश्य कुर्वते सर्वं विमृश्यैतन्मया कृतम् । शुभं वाप्यशुभं वास्तु त्वमप्येनं प्रपूजय

Transliteration

vimṛśya kurvate sarvaṃ vimṛśyaitanmayā kṛtam | śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ vāstu tvamapyenaṃ prapūjaya

Translation

After due reflection they do everything; after reflection I too have done this. Whether it be auspicious or inauspicious, you also should worship him well.

Word by Word

• विमृश्य: having reflected/considered
• विमृश्य: Adverbial to main verb (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मृश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), क्रियाविशेषण

• कुर्वते: do/perform
• कुर्वते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विमृश्य: having reflected
• विमृश्य: Adverbial (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मृश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), क्रियाविशेषण

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, त्रितीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृतम्: done/made
• कृतम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शुभम्: good (act/thing)
• शुभम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• अशुभम्: bad (act/thing)
• अशुभम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also)

• एनम्: this one/him
• एनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-आदेश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रपूजय: worship (him) well
• प्रपूजय: Kriya (injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Unclear from snippet (a female speaker is implied by the next verse); narrator default: Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A brāhmaṇa addressee (‘tvam… prapūjaya’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher/speaker declares: ‘After reflection I have done this’; a brāhmaṇa devotee performs careful pūjā to Śiva—arranging flowers, water, bilva—while symbols of ‘śubha/aśubha’ (sun/cloud, white/black flags) appear but do not disturb his focus.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Act with discernment, yet anchor all outcomes in devotion—Śiva is to be worshipped beyond dualities of ‘good’ and ‘bad.’

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the emphasis is on pūjā and discernment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general prescription: perform reverent worship (pūjā) of Śiva.