Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अथ रुद्रः समुत्थाय कृतवान्गौरवं बहु । ततो यथोचितां पूजां न दक्षो बहु मन्यते

Transliteration

atha rudraḥ samutthāya kṛtavāngauravaṃ bahu | tato yathocitāṃ pūjāṃ na dakṣo bahu manyate

Translation

Alors Rudra se leva et lui témoigna un grand honneur. Pourtant Dakṣa ne tint pas en estime l’adoration respectueuse offerte selon la juste mesure.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्धसूचक (particle: then/now)

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया—‘उत्थाय’

• कृतवान्: did, performed
• कृतवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, agreeing with रुद्रः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्तवतु/Perfect participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• गौरवम्: honour, respect
• गौरवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बहु: much, great
• बहु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—गौरवम्

• ततः: therefore/then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक (adverb: therefore/then/from that)

• यथोचिताम्: proper, as is fitting
• यथोचिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—पूजाम्; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (यथा + उचित)

• पूजाम्: worship, honouring
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial use: much/very)

• मन्यते: thinks, considers
• मन्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (within Īśvara’s discourse context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (narrative) / Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva rises to honor Dakṣa with appropriate worship; Dakṣa, stiff with pride, turns away or shows displeasure, while attendants sense the coming rupture.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ego blinds one to genuine reverence; dharma is upheld by humility and right appreciation of honor given.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as moral narrative inside Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references yathocita-pūjā (fitting worship) as a norm of conduct, without detailing a specific rite.