Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

शिवपूजांतरायो मे जातोद्य बत पाप्मनः । पूजां विना क्षणमपि नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे

Transliteration

śivapūjāṃtarāyo me jātodya bata pāpmanaḥ | pūjāṃ vinā kṣaṇamapi nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe

Translation

“ହାୟ! ମୋ ପାପରୁ ଆଜି ମୋର ଶିବପୂଜାରେ ବିଘ୍ନ ହେଲା। ପୂଜା ବିନା ମୁଁ କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ର ମଧ୍ୟ ବଞ୍ଚିବାକୁ ସାହସ କରେନି।”

Word by Word

• śivapūjāntarāyaḥ: obstacle to Śiva-worship
• śivapūjāntarāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + pūjā + antarāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (śivapūjāyāḥ antarāyaḥ = obstacle to Śiva-worship)

• me: for me / my
• me: Sampradana (Possessor/सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (my/to me)

• jātaḥ: has arisen
• jātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate state/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √jan (जन्))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त/क्त (arisen/occurred)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• bata: alas
• bata: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bata (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/खेदसूचक निपात (alas/indeed)

• pāpmanaḥ: of sin; due to sin
• pāpmanaḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; कारण/सम्बन्ध (of sin/sinfulness)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vinā: without
• vinā: Sambandha (Exclusion/वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात, वियोगार्थक (without)

• kṣaṇam: a moment
• kṣaṇam: Karma (Extent/कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (a moment)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (even/also)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jīvitum: to live
• jīvitum: Karma (Complement of 'utsahe'/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīvitum (कृदन्त; √jīv (जीव्))
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): to live

• utsahe: I can bear/dare
• utsahe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sah (सह्) with ud- (उत्सह्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (I am able/dare)

Speaker

Śabara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Śabara, hands clasped, eyes moist, speaks with intense devotion and anguish, as if the very delay of worship is unbearable; a small household shrine sits nearby, unserved.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śabara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast bhakti treats worship as essential; even obstacles are seen as tests to be overcome with renewed sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No place is specified; the verse glorifies devotion to Śiva through uninterrupted worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The importance of performing Śiva-pūjā regularly (nitya-pūjā) is emphasized.