Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तं पूजयेन्नित्यं क्षेत्रवासी द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

tasmāttaṃ pūjayennityaṃ kṣetravāsī dvijottamaḥ

Translation

پس جو بہترین دِوِج (دو بار جنما) اُس مقدّس کھیتر میں بستا ہو، اسے چاہیے کہ وہ اُس کی روزانہ پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धसूचक), अर्थे—‘तस्मात्’ = ‘अतः/तदनन्तरम्’ (therefore)

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विध्यर्थ—‘should worship’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• क्षेत्रवासी: the resident of the kṣetra
• क्षेत्रवासी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वासिन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘क्षेत्रे वसति’ इति (one who resides in the sacred place)

• द्विजोत्तमः: the best brāhmaṇa
• द्विजोत्तमः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘द्विजानाम् उत्तमः’ (best of the twice-born)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (kṣetra-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dvija resident approaches the liṅga shrine at dawn with a water pot and flowers, performing simple daily worship; the shrine stands serene, emphasizing routine sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Dvijottama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Living in a holy place carries daily duties—regular worship is the proper response to the kṣetra’s sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the deity/Liṅga praised in this chapter’s Śrīmukha-vana context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pūjā: daily worship of the Lord/Liṅga by those residing in the sacred region.