Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

शापो हि भार्गवेन्द्राणामतो मे श्रूयतां वचः । पूजयध्वं सुराः सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः

Transliteration

śāpo hi bhārgavendrāṇāmato me śrūyatāṃ vacaḥ | pūjayadhvaṃ surāḥ sarve brahmaviṣṇupurassarāḥ

Translation

“ഭാർഗവേന്ദ്രന്മാരുടെ ശാപം പ്രബലമാണ്; അതിനാൽ എന്റെ വചനം കേൾക്കുവിൻ. ബ്രഹ്മാവും വിഷ്ണുവും മുൻപന്തിയിൽ നിൽക്കേ നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും ഈ ലിംഗത്തെ പൂജിക്കുവിൻ.”

Word by Word

• शापः: a curse
• शापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भार्गवेन्द्राणाम्: of the chief Bhārgavas
• भार्गवेन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — समासः: भार्गव + इन्द्र (श्रेष्ठः)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन — अत्र चतुर्थी (to me) वा षष्ठी (of me) सन्दर्भानुसार; ‘श्रूयताम्’ इत्यत्र चतुर्थी-सम्बन्धः

• श्रूयताम्: let (it) be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• वचः: word(s), statement
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूजयध्वम्: worship (you all)
• पूजयध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सुराः: O gods
• सुराः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Sambodhana (Address-qualifier/सम्बोधन-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन — विशेषण (सुराः)

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः: having Brahmā and Viṣṇu in front (as leaders)
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + पुरस्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन — बहुव्रीहिः: ब्रह्म-विष्णू पुरःसरौ येषां ते

Speaker

Bhagavān (Śiva/Rudra, in the Prabhāsa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: All Devas, led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs the gods—Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the fore—to worship the liṅga, acknowledging the potency of the Bhārgava curse.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgavas (Bhṛgu lineage)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a dhārmic consequence (like a sage’s curse) manifests, the proper response is humility and worship aligned with cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the liṅga is to be worshiped by the devas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Collective pūjā (worship) of the Rudra-liṅga, led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu.