Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तथा पूजाकृते योऽस्य शापो दत्तश्च वै पुरा । तत्रापि शृणु मे वाक्यं तस्य पुत्रक जल्पतः

Transliteration

tathā pūjākṛte yo'sya śāpo dattaśca vai purā | tatrāpi śṛṇu me vākyaṃ tasya putraka jalpataḥ

Translation

ฉันใดก็ฉันนั้น เรื่องคำสาปที่เคยประทานไว้ก่อนเนื่องด้วยการบูชาของเขา—ลูกเอ๋ย จงฟังวาจาของเราด้วย เมื่อเราจะกล่าวอธิบาย

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/अनुक्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• पूजाकृते: in/at the worship performed
• पूजाकृते: Adhikaraṇa (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा-कृत (प्रातिपदिक); पूजा (noun) + कृत (ppp)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; निमित्त/अधिकरणार्थ (on the occasion of worship)

• यः: which/that (curse)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शापः: curse
• शापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शापः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)

• तत्र: there/in that regard
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there/in that matter)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वाक्यम्: words/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रक: O dear son
• पुत्रक: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• जल्पतः: of (him) speaking
• जल्पतः: Sambandha (Genitive of agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जल्प् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘speaking’ (of him)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (father)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Putraka (addressed listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa pauses and redirects the tale: ‘Now hear about the earlier curse connected with his worship.’ The listener leans in; the scene foreshadows a flashback to a ritual setting.

Characters & Entities

• Pūjā
• Śāpa (curse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship (pūjā) carries responsibility; errors or offenses around sacred acts can produce binding consequences that must be addressed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a narrative bridge within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription—only reference to pūjā and its related curse, setting up further instruction.