Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नरा ये पापकर्माणः पूजयंति त्रिलोचनम् । तान्नरान्नय देवेश विमानैः शिवमंदिरम्

Transliteration

narā ye pāpakarmāṇaḥ pūjayaṃti trilocanam | tānnarānnaya deveśa vimānaiḥ śivamaṃdiram

Translation

പാപകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നാലും ത്രിലോചനനായ ശിവനെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവരെ, ഹേ ദേവേശാ, വിമാനംകൊണ്ട് ശിവമന്ദിരധാമത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കണമേ।

Word by Word

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• पापकर्माणः: sinful in deeds
• पापकर्माणः: Karta (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: पापं कर्म येषां ते

• पूजयन्ति: worship
• पूजयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• त्रिलोचनम्: the three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: त्रि+लोचन (three-eyed one)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नरान्: men/people
• नरान्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• नय: lead (them)
• नय: Kriya (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: देवानाम् ईशः

• विमानैः: by aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• शिवमन्दिरम्: to Śiva’s temple
• शिवमन्दिरम्: Gati/Karman (गन्तव्य/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: शिवस्य मन्दिरम्

Speaker

Sārasvata (implied by the continuing narration in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Deveśa/Hara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sinners-turned-devotees worship a three-eyed Śiva; from the sky descend radiant vimānas to carry them toward a luminous Śiva-temple-abode.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Trilocana)
• Deveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-bhakti is purifying: sincere worship of Trilocana can uplift even those burdened by sinful conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha Kṣetra, within the Prabhāsa region, whose māhātmya emphasizes Śiva-worship and its salvific fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Trilocana/Śiva is the stated practice; no specific dāna or snāna is mentioned in this verse.