Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

बहुना किं प्रलापेन नित्यकर्मबहिष्कृताः । रुद्रभक्तिविहीना ये गृहं तेषां समाविश

Transliteration

bahunā kiṃ pralāpena nityakarmabahiṣkṛtāḥ | rudrabhaktivihīnā ye gṛhaṃ teṣāṃ samāviśa

Translation

À quoi bon tant de discours ? Ceux qui rejettent leurs devoirs quotidiens, et ceux qui sont dépourvus de dévotion envers Rudra : entre dans les maisons de telles personnes.

Word by Word

• बहुना: with much (talk)
• बहुना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular; used idiomatically)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• प्रलापेन: by prattle/talk
• प्रलापेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc instrumental singular)

• नित्यकर्मबहिष्कृताः: excluded from daily duties/rites
• नित्यकर्मबहिष्कृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + बहिष्कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ + बहिस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘नित्यकर्मणः बहिष्कृताः’ (masc nom pl); कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• रुद्रभक्तिविहीनाः: devoid of devotion to Rudra
• रुद्रभक्तिविहीनाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रुद्रे भक्त्या विहीनाः’ (masc nom pl)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc nominative plural)

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• समाविश: enter
• समाविश: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (imperative, 2nd sg)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; continuing the same admonitory sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A talkative gathering fades into shadow while a lone devotee performs simple Rudra worship with water and bilva; the inauspicious presence turns toward the negligent crowd.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily dharmic discipline and Rudra-bhakti sustain spiritual order; neglect is portrayed as inviting negative forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śaiva devotion and nitya-karma are praised as the proper way of life in a sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of nitya-karma (daily rites) and cultivation of Rudra-bhakti (devotion to Śiva).