Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततश्चाराधयामास दिवानक्तमतंद्रितः । बलि पूजोपहारेण गीतवाद्योच्छ्रयादिभिः

Transliteration

tataścārādhayāmāsa divānaktamataṃdritaḥ | bali pūjopahāreṇa gītavādyocchrayādibhiḥ

Translation

ثمّ أخذ يعبده بلا فتور ليلاً ونهاراً، مُرضياً (شيفا) بالقرابين (بَلي)، وأعمال البوجا، والهبات والتقديمات، مع الإنشاد والعزف وسائر شعائر التعبّد.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे

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

• आराधयामास: propitiated; worshipped
• आराधयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; periphrastic perfect (आमास)

• दिवानक्तम्: day and night
• दिवानक्तम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय) + नक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/द्वन्द्व-समासवत् प्रयोगः; ‘दिवा-नक्तम्’ = day and night (adverbial)

• अतन्द्रितः: untiring; unwearied
• अतन्द्रितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/नकार-प्रत्ययार्थः; कर्तृ-विशेषणम्

• बलि: offering (bali)
• बलि: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र साधन-सूचीमध्ये (as item)

• पूजोपहारेण: by worship and offerings
• पूजोपहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः—पूजा च उपहारश्च; तेन (by worship and offerings)

• गीतवाद्योच्छ्रयादिभिः: with songs, musical instruments, elevations/hoistings, etc.
• गीतवाद्योच्छ्रयादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्छ्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/सूची-समासः—गीतं वाद्यं उच्छ्रयः आदयः; तैः (with songs, instruments, raising [of flags/structures], etc.)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tireless devotee worships day and night, offering bali and pūjā-upahāras amid singing and instruments; the shrine feels like a continuous festival of devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)
• Siddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, tireless devotion expressed through worship and sacred arts becomes a powerful means of divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship continues at the same kṣetra (Camatkārapura) where the liṅga is installed and revered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuous ārādhanā with bali (offerings), pūjā-upahāra, and devotional singing and music.