Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अंगैरुमाद्यैरिंद्राद्यैः पूजोक्ता मुनिभिस्तु तैः । उमाचंडेश्वरादींश्च पूजयेदुत्तरादितः

Transliteration

aṃgairumādyairiṃdrādyaiḥ pūjoktā munibhistu taiḥ | umācaṃḍeśvarādīṃśca pūjayeduttarāditaḥ

Translation

هذه العبادة قد علّمها أولئك الحكماء: بأعضاء الألوهة التي تبتدئ بأوما (Umā)، وبالآلهة التي تبتدئ بإندرا (Indra). ثم بعد ذلك، على الترتيب اللاحق، يُعبَد أوما وتشاندِشْفَرا (Caṇḍeśvara) وسائرهم.

Word by Word

• अङ्गैः: with the limbs/parts (aṅgas)
• अङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by/with limbs/parts)

• उमा-आद्यैः: with Uma and the others
• उमा-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; ‘उमा’ इत्यादि-समूहैः (with Uma and others)

• इन्द्र-आद्यैः: with Indra and the others
• इन्द्र-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; ‘इन्द्र’ इत्यादि-समूहैः (with Indra and others)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular (worship)

• उक्ता: is stated/declared
• उक्ता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘said/declared’ agreeing with ‘पूजा’

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by sages)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — particle (emphasis/contrast)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by them)

• उमा-चण्डेश्वर-आदीन्: Uma, Caṇḍeśvara and others
• उमा-चण्डेश्वर-आदीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + चण्डेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural; ‘उमा’ ‘चण्डेश्वर’ इत्यादीन् (Uma, Caṇḍeśvara and others)

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

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

• उत्तर-आदितः: starting from the north (and so on)
• उत्तर-आदितः: Adhikarana (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (तस्-प्रत्ययान्त) — adverb ‘beginning from the north/starting with the northern (direction)’

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator/teacher within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa ritual instruction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctum with a Śiva-liṅga altar; concentric enclosures marked with lotus/mandala lines; priests offering flowers and lamps first to peripheral deities (Indra-ādi guardians), then to Umā and Caṇḍeśvara near the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Indra
• Caṇḍeśvara
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma in worship is precision—honoring the divine family and attendants in the correct order preserves sanctity and focus.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse is a general ritual directive within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā in sequence: invoke aṅga-deities beginning with Umā and devas beginning with Indra, then worship Umā, Caṇḍeśvara, and others in the subsequent prescribed order.