Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तं पूजयेन्नित्यं क्षेत्रवासी द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

tasmāttaṃ pūjayennityaṃ kṣetravāsī dvijottamaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, le meilleur des deux-fois-nés qui demeure en cette terre sacrée doit lui rendre un culte chaque jour.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धसूचक), अर्थे—‘तस्मात्’ = ‘अतः/तदनन्तरम्’ (therefore)

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विध्यर्थ—‘should worship’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• क्षेत्रवासी: the resident of the kṣetra
• क्षेत्रवासी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वासिन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘क्षेत्रे वसति’ इति (one who resides in the sacred place)

• द्विजोत्तमः: the best brāhmaṇa
• द्विजोत्तमः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘द्विजानाम् उत्तमः’ (best of the twice-born)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (kṣetra-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dvija resident approaches the liṅga shrine at dawn with a water pot and flowers, performing simple daily worship; the shrine stands serene, emphasizing routine sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Dvijottama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Living in a holy place carries daily duties—regular worship is the proper response to the kṣetra’s sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the deity/Liṅga praised in this chapter’s Śrīmukha-vana context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pūjā: daily worship of the Lord/Liṅga by those residing in the sacred region.