Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मेश्वरं च संपूज्य हिरण्येश्वरमुत्तमम् । क्षेत्रपालं चतुर्वक्त्रं पूजयेच्चिन्तितं लभेत्

Transliteration

brahmeśvaraṃ ca saṃpūjya hiraṇyeśvaramuttamam | kṣetrapālaṃ caturvaktraṃ pūjayeccintitaṃ labhet

Translation

เมื่อบูชาพรหมเมศวรและหิรัณเยศวรผู้ประเสริฐโดยถูกต้องแล้ว พึงบูชากษেতระปาลผู้มีสี่พักตร์; ด้วยเหตุนี้ย่อมได้สิ่งที่ปรารถนา

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मेश्वरम्: Brahmeśvara (a form of Śiva)
• ब्रह्मेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• हिरण्येश्वरम्: Hiraṇyeśvara
• हिरण्येश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: supreme; excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हिरण्येश्वर-विशेषण

• क्षेत्रपालम्: the guardian of the sacred field
• क्षेत्रपालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चतुर्वक्त्रम्: four-faced
• चतुर्वक्त्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्षेत्रपाल-विशेषण

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चिन्तितम्: the desired (thing)
• चिन्तितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘चिन्तितं (इष्टं) वस्तु’

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Result action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmeśvara–Hiraṇyeśvara–Kṣetrapāla circuit (within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim proceeds through a temple complex: first offering flowers to Brahmeśvara liṅga, then to Hiraṇyeśvara, and finally to a four-faced guardian deity at the gate, hands folded in supplication for boons.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmeśvara
• Hiraṇyeśvara
• Kṣetrapāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent worship of the tīrtha-deities and the guardian Kṣetrapāla aligns the devotee with dharma and grants rightful fulfillment of wishes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the sacred complex associated with Brahmeśvara and Hiraṇyeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) of Brahmeśvara, Hiraṇyeśvara, and the four-faced Kṣetrapāla for attaining one’s intended boon.